Sec. 1216.001. DEFINITIONS  


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  • In this chapter:

    (1) "Enrollee" means an individual entitled to coverage under a health benefit plan.

    (2) "Foreign country" means a governmental unit other than:

    (A) the United States;

    (B) a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States;

    (C) the Panama Canal Zone; or

    (D) the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

    (3) "Health care service" means a service to diagnose, prevent, alleviate, cure, or heal a health condition, sickness, or injury that is provided to an enrollee by a physician or other health care provider.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1322 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Renumbered from Insurance Code, Section 1215.001 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 , Sec. 27.001(62), eff. September 1, 2009.