Sec. 1216.003. EXCEPTION

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a plan that provides coverage:

(A) only for a specified disease;

(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) only for dental or vision care;

(F) only for indemnity for hospital confinement; or

(G) only for health care services provided to an enrollee while the enrollee is traveling to, visiting, or residing in a foreign country;

(2) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss);

(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 1216.002.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1322 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Renumbered from Insurance Code, Section 1215.003 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 , Sec. 27.001(62), eff. September 1, 2009. Renumbered from Insurance Code, Section 1215.003 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 , Sec. 27.002(12), eff. September 1, 2009.