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.