Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
INSURANCE CODE |
Title 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES |
Subtitle A. HEALTH COVERAGE IN GENERAL |
Chapter 1214. ADVERTISING FOR CERTAIN HEALTH BENEFITS |
Sec. 1214.003. RATE INFORMATION DISCLAIMERS
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(a) Subject to Chapter 541 and Section 543.001, an advertisement for a health benefit plan may include rate information without including information about each benefit exclusion or limitation if the advertisement includes prominent disclaimers clearly indicating that:
(1) the rates are illustrative;
(2) a person should not send money to the health benefit plan issuer in response to the advertisement;
(3) a person cannot obtain coverage under the plan until the person completes an application for coverage; and
(4) benefit exclusions or limitations may apply to the plan.
(b) An advertisement that states a rate must also indicate the age, gender, and geographic location on which the rate is based.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 , Sec. 1G.001, eff. April 1, 2009.