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TX Ins Code § 1113.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 7 - Life Insurance and Annuities|Subtitle A - Life Insurance in General|Chapter 1113 - Management, Control, and Disposition of Certain Life Insurance and Annuity Contracts|Section 1113.001. Life Insurance and Annuity Contracts of Spouse

Sec. 1113.001.  LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CONTRACTS OF SPOUSE.  A spouse, without the joinder or consent of the other spouse, has management, control, and disposition of any contract of life insurance or annuity issued in the spouse's name or to the extent provided by the contract or any assignment of the contract, regardless of whether the contract was issued before, on, or after January 1, 1968.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1F.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 1116.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 7 - Life Insurance and Annuities|Subtitle A - Life Insurance in General|Chapter 1116 - Required Provisions for Annuity Contract|Section 1116.001. Definition

Sec. 1116.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "annuity" means a fixed, variable, or modified guaranteed annuity that is individually solicited, whether classified as an individual annuity or group annuity.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 1032), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Ins Code § 1116.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 7 - Life Insurance and Annuities|Subtitle A - Life Insurance in General|Chapter 1116 - Required Provisions for Annuity Contract|Section 1116.002. Rescission Period Required

Sec. 1116.002.  RESCISSION PERIOD REQUIRED.  (a)  A fixed annuity contract must provide that, for a period of at least 20 days after the date the contract is delivered, the purchaser may rescind the contract and receive an unconditional refund of premiums paid for the contract, including any contract fees or charges.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a variable or modified guaranteed annuity contract must provide that, for a period of at least 20 days after the date the contract is delivered, the purchaser may rescind the contract and receive an unconditional refund that is equal to the cash surrender value provided in the contract plus any fees or charges deducted from the premiums or imposed under the contract.(c)  Subsection (b) does not apply to an annuity contract if the prospective owner is an accredited investor, as defined by 17 C.F.R. Section 230.501(a) as adopted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 1032), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Ins Code § 1116.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 7 - Life Insurance and Annuities|Subtitle A - Life Insurance in General|Chapter 1116 - Required Provisions for Annuity Contract|Section 1116.003. Rulemaking Authority for Contingent Deferred Annuity Contracts

Sec. 1116.003.  RULEMAKING AUTHORITY FOR CONTINGENT DEFERRED ANNUITY CONTRACTS.  (a)  In this section, "contingent deferred annuity contract" means an annuity contract in which a life insurer makes periodic payments for the annuitant's lifetime beginning when a designated investment that is not owned or held by the insurer is depleted to an amount specified by the contract due to contractually permitted withdrawals, market performance, fees, or other charges.(b)  The commissioner by rule may adopt reasonable standards for contingent deferred annuity contracts, including standards for:(1)  the procedures for department review and approval of contingent deferred annuity contracts and the criteria the department will use in approving the contracts;(2)  replacement, suitability, and disclosure requirements that are consistent with applicable model regulations developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; and(3)  advertising of contingent deferred annuity contracts that are consistent with applicable model regulations developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 375 (S.B. 1107), Sec. 2, eff. June 9, 2015.|
TX Ins Code § 1132.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 7 - Life Insurance and Annuities|Subtitle B - Group Life Insurance|Chapter 1132 - Notice of Rate Increase for Group Life Insurance|Section 1132.001. Notice of Rate Increase

Sec. 1132.001.  NOTICE OF RATE INCREASE.  (a)  In this section, "insurer" means:(1)  a life insurance company;(2)  an accident insurance company;(3)  a general casualty insurance company;(4)  a mutual life insurance company;(5)  a mutual or natural premium life insurance company;(6)  a fraternal benefit society;  or(7)  a local mutual aid association.(b)  Not later than the 61st day before the date on which a premium rate increase takes effect on a group policy of life insurance delivered or issued for delivery in this state by an insurer, the insurer shall give written notice to the policyholder of:(1)  the amount of the increase;  and(2)  the date on which the increase is to take effect.(c)  An insurer that issues a group policy described by Subsection (b) to a multiple employer trust shall give the notice required by that subsection to the trustee or group policyholder.(d)  The notice required by this section must be based on coverage in effect on the date of the notice.(e)  This section may not be construed to prevent an insurer, at the request of a policyholder, from negotiating a change in benefits or rates after delivery of the notice required by this section.(f)  An insurer may not require a policyholder or trustee entitled to notice under this section to respond to the insurer to renew the policy or take other action relating to the renewal or extension of the policy before the 45th day after the date the notice described by Subsection (b) is given.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 222, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1205.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle A - Health Coverage in General|Chapter 1205 - Certification of Creditable Coverage|Section 1205.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1205.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that:(1)  provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including:(A)  an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:(i)  an insurance company;(ii)  a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;(iii)  a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;(iv)  a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;  or(v)  a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;  and(B)  to the extent permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), a health benefit plan that is offered by:(i)  a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined by Section 3 of that Act and operating under Chapter 846;  or(ii)  an analogous benefit arrangement;(2)  is offered by an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844;  or(3)  is offered by any other entity that:(A)  is not authorized under this code or another insurance law of this state;  and(B)  contracts directly for health care services on a risk-sharing basis, including a capitation basis.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 1205.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle A - Health Coverage in General|Chapter 1205 - Certification of Creditable Coverage|Section 1205.002. Certification of Coverage

Sec. 1205.002.  CERTIFICATION OF COVERAGE.  (a)  A health benefit plan issuer shall provide a certification of coverage as necessary to determine the period of applicable creditable coverage under that health benefit plan.(b)  The certification required under this section must be provided in accordance with the standards adopted by rule by the commissioner.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 1205.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle A - Health Coverage in General|Chapter 1205 - Certification of Creditable Coverage|Section 1205.003. Rules

Sec. 1205.003.  RULES.  The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to:(1)  implement this chapter and related provisions of this code;  and(2)  meet the minimum requirements of federal law, including regulations.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 1205.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle A - Health Coverage in General|Chapter 1205 - Certification of Creditable Coverage|Section 1205.004. Creditable Coverage

Sec. 1205.004.  CREDITABLE COVERAGE.  (a)  An individual's coverage is creditable coverage for purposes of this chapter if the coverage is provided under:(1)  a self-funded or self-insured employee welfare benefit plan that:(A)  provides health benefits;  and(B)  is established in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.);(2)  a group health benefit plan provided by a health insurer or health maintenance organization;(3)  an individual health insurance policy or evidence of coverage;(4)  Part A or Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395c et seq.);(5)  Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396 et seq.), other than coverage consisting solely of benefits under Section 1928 of that act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396s);(6)  10 U.S.C. Section 1071 et seq.;(7)  a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or of a tribal organization;(8)  a state health benefits risk pool;(9)  a health plan offered under 5 U.S.C. Section 8901 et seq.;(10)  a public health plan as defined by federal regulations;  or(11)  a health benefit plan under Section 5(e), Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. Section 2504(e)).(b)  For purposes of this chapter, creditable coverage does not include:(1)  accident-only or disability income insurance or a combination of accident-only and disability income insurance;(2)  coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance;(3)  liability insurance, including general liability insurance and automobile liability insurance;(4)  workers' compensation insurance or other similar insurance;(5)  automobile medical payment insurance;(6)  credit-only insurance;(7)  coverage for on-site medical clinics;(8)  other coverage that is:(A)  similar to the coverage described by this subsection under which benefits for medical care are secondary or incidental to other insurance benefits;  and(B)  specified by federal regulations;(9)  coverage that provides limited-scope dental or vision benefits;(10)  long-term care, nursing home care, home health care, or community-based care coverage or benefits or any combination of those coverages or benefits;(11)  coverage that provides other limited benefits specified by federal regulations;(12)  coverage for a specified disease or illness;(13)  hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance;  or(14)  Medicare supplemental health insurance, as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss), coverage supplemental to the coverage provided under 10 U.S.C. Section 1071 et seq., or other similar supplemental coverage provided under a group plan.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 1206.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle A - Health Coverage in General|Chapter 1206 - Denial of Health Benefit Plan Enrollment Based on Existing Coverage Prohibited|Section 1206.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1206.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan, including a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501, that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:(1)  an insurance company;(2)  a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;(3)  a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;(4)  a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;(5)  a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;(6)  a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;(7)  a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846;  or(8)  an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 1206.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle A - Health Coverage in General|Chapter 1206 - Denial of Health Benefit Plan Enrollment Based on Existing Coverage Prohibited|Section 1206.002. Exception

Sec. 1206.002.  EXCEPTION.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a plan that provides coverage:(A)  only for a specified disease or for another limited benefit;(B)  only for accidental death or dismemberment;(C)  for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury;(D)  as a supplement to a liability insurance policy;(E)  for credit insurance;(F)  only for dental or vision care;(G)  only for hospital expenses;(H)  only for indemnity for hospital confinement;  or(I)  in accordance with Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1397aa et seq.);(2)  a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss), as amended;(3)  a workers' compensation insurance policy;(4)  medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy;  or(5)  a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1206.001.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 1206.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle A - Health Coverage in General|Chapter 1206 - Denial of Health Benefit Plan Enrollment Based on Existing Coverage Prohibited|Section 1206.003. Denial of Enrollment Prohibited

Sec. 1206.003.  DENIAL OF ENROLLMENT PROHIBITED.  A health benefit plan issuer may not refuse to enroll an individual in the plan solely because the individual is enrolled in another health benefit plan at the time the individual applies for coverage under the plan.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 1206.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle A - Health Coverage in General|Chapter 1206 - Denial of Health Benefit Plan Enrollment Based on Existing Coverage Prohibited|Section 1206.004. Violation of Chapter: Unfair Discrimination

Sec. 1206.004.  VIOLATION OF CHAPTER:  UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION.  A health benefit plan issuer who violates this chapter engages in unfair discrimination under Subchapter B, Chapter 544.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 1207.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle A - Health Coverage in General|Chapter 1207 - Enrollment of Medical Assistance Recipients and Children Eligible for State Child Health Plan|Section 1207.001. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1207.001.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies only to a group health benefit plan, including a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501, a plan provided under Chapter 1551, 1575, or 1601, or a successor to a plan provided under one of those chapters, or a medical savings account plan or other health reimbursement arrangement authorized by law, that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including a group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or a group evidence of coverage or similar group coverage document that is offered by:(1)  an insurance company;(2)  a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;(3)  a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;(4)  a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;(5)  a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;(6)  a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;(7)  a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or(8)  an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.025(a), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 1207.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle A - Health Coverage in General|Chapter 1207 - Enrollment of Medical Assistance Recipients and Children Eligible for State Child Health Plan|Section 1207.002. Enrollment Required

Sec. 1207.002.  ENROLLMENT REQUIRED.  (a)  A group health benefit plan issuer shall permit an individual who is otherwise eligible for enrollment in the plan to enroll in the plan, without regard to any enrollment period restriction, on receipt of written notice from the Health and Human Services Commission that the individual is:(1)  a recipient of medical assistance under the state Medicaid program and is a participant in the health insurance premium payment reimbursement program under Section 32.0422, Human Resources Code; or(2)  a child eligible for the state child health plan under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, and eligible to participate in the health insurance premium assistance program under Section 62.059, Health and Safety Code.(b)  A group health benefit plan issuer shall permit an individual who is otherwise eligible for enrollment in the plan to enroll in the plan, without regard to any enrollment period restriction, if the individual:(1)  becomes ineligible for medical assistance under the state Medicaid program or enrollment in the state child health plan under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, after initially establishing eligibility; and(2)  provides a written request for enrollment in the group health benefit plan not later than the 30th day after the date the individual's eligibility for the state Medicaid program or the state child health plan terminated.(c)  If an individual described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) or Subsection (b) is not eligible to enroll in the group health benefit plan unless a family member of the individual is also enrolled in the plan, the plan issuer, on receipt of written notice under Subsection (a) or a written request under Subsection (b), shall enroll both the individual and the family member in the plan.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.026(a), eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 24(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 1207.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle A - Health Coverage in General|Chapter 1207 - Enrollment of Medical Assistance Recipients and Children Eligible for State Child Health Plan|Section 1207.003. Effective Date of Enrollment

Sec. 1207.003.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENROLLMENT.  (a)  Unless enrollment occurs during an established enrollment period, enrollment in a group health benefit plan under Section 1207.002 takes effect on:(1)  the eligibility enrollment date specified in the written notice from the Health and Human Services Commission under Section 1207.002(a); or(2)  the first day of the first calendar month that begins at least 30 days after the date written notice or a written request is received by the plan issuer under Section 1207.002(a) or (b), as applicable.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the individual must comply with a waiting period required under the state child health plan under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, or under the health insurance premium assistance program under Section 62.059, Health and Safety Code, as applicable.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.026(a), eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 24(b), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Ins Code § 1207.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle A - Health Coverage in General|Chapter 1207 - Enrollment of Medical Assistance Recipients and Children Eligible for State Child Health Plan|Section 1207.004. Termination of Enrollment

Sec. 1207.004.  TERMINATION OF ENROLLMENT.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other requirement of a group health benefit plan, the plan issuer shall permit an individual who is enrolled in the plan under Section 1207.002(a)(1), and any family member of the individual enrolled under Section 1207.002(c), to terminate enrollment in the plan not later than the 60th day after the date on which the individual provides satisfactory proof to the issuer that the individual is no longer:(1)  a recipient of medical assistance under the state Medicaid program; or(2)  a participant in the health insurance premium payment reimbursement program under Section 32.0422, Human Resources Code.(b)  Notwithstanding any other requirement of a group health benefit plan, the plan issuer shall permit an individual who is enrolled in the plan under Section 1207.002(a)(2), and any family member of the individual enrolled under Section 1207.002(c), to terminate enrollment in the plan not later than the 60th day after the date on which the individual provides a written request to disenroll from the plan because the individual no longer wishes to participate in the health insurance premium assistance program under Section 62.059, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.026(a), eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 24(c), eff. September 1, 2007.|