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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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INSURANCE CODE |
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Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS |
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Subtitle C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES |
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Chapter 544. PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION |
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Subchapter J. PROHIBITED PRACTICES RELATING TO EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS OR SILICA |
Sec. 544.451. DEFINITION
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In this subchapter, "health benefit plan" means a plan that provides benefits for medical, surgical, or other treatment expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, a mental health condition, an accident, sickness, or substance abuse, 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. The term includes:
(1) a small employer health benefit plan or a health benefit plan written to provide coverage with a cooperative under Chapter 1501;
(2) a standard health benefit plan offered under Subchapter A or Subchapter B, Chapter 1507; and
(3) a health benefit plan offered under Chapter 1551, 1575, 1579, or 1601.