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Tex. Ins. Code § 846.258

COVERAGE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document may not limit or exclude initial coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee.

(b) Coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee under this section ends on the 61st day after the date of the child's birth unless:

(1) children are eligible for coverage under the multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document; and

(2) not later than the 60th day after the date of birth, the arrangement receives:

(A) notice of the birth; and

(B) any required additional premium.

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