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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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INSURANCE CODE |
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Title 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES |
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Subtitle E. BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER HEALTH COVERAGES |
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Chapter 1352. BRAIN INJURY |
Sec. 1352.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
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(a) This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan, including, subject to this chapter, a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501, that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:
(1) an insurance company;
(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;
(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;
(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;
(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;
(6) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941;
(7) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;
(8) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or
(9) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 1575, 1579, or 1601 or any other law, this chapter applies to:
(1) a basic plan under Chapter 1575;
(2) a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579; and
(3) basic coverage under Chapter 1601.