Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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 |
Sec. 1206.002. EXCEPTION
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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.