Texas Insurance Code

§ 544.103 — PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN GUIDELINES

IN § 544.103Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS · Part C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES · Ch. 544. PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION · Art. C. ENGLISH FLUENCY

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(a)A health benefit plan issuer may not use an underwriting guideline that is based on:

(1)the ability of an insured or enrollee or an applicant for insurance coverage or health care benefits to speak English fluently; or

(2)the literacy in English of the insured, enrollee, or applicant.

(b)An applicant has the burden of proof to establish a violation of this subchapter.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.