Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 35.0033 — HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN PROVIDER
HS § 35.0033Title 2. HEALTH · Part B. HEALTH PROGRAMS · Ch. 35. CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Statute text
View on source(a)A health benefits plan provider who provides coverage for benefits under Section 35.0031 must:
(1)hold a certificate of authority or other appropriate license issued by the Texas Department of Insurance that authorizes the health benefits plan provider to provide the type of coverage to be offered under Section 35.0031; and
(2)satisfy, except as provided by Subsection (b), any other applicable requirement of the Insurance Code or another insurance law of this state.
(b)Except as required by department rule, a health benefits plan provider under this chapter is not subject to a law that requires coverage or the offer of coverage of a health care service or benefit. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 3.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by:
Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0112, eff. April 2, 2015.