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Tex. Ins. Code § 1501.610

PREMIUM RATES; ADJUSTMENTS

Known as the Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act

The act spans §§ 1501.001 to 1501.616 (129 sections).

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff

(a) A large employer health benefit plan issuer may charge premiums in accordance with this section to the group of employees or dependents who meet the participation criteria and do not decline coverage.

(b) A large employer health benefit plan issuer may not charge an adjustment to premium rates for individual employees or dependents for health status related factors or duration of coverage. Any adjustment must be applied uniformly to the rates charged for all employees and dependents of employees of a large employer.

(c) Subsection (b) does not restrict the amount that a large employer may be charged for coverage.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.