Tex. Health and Safety Code § 63.005: HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN PROVIDER.

(a) A health benefits plan provider under this chapter must:

(1) hold a certificate of authority or other appropriate license issued by the Texas Department of Insurance that authorizes the health benefits plan provider to provide the type of coverage to be offered through the program required by Section 63.003; and

(2) satisfy, except as provided by Subsection (b), any other applicable requirement of the Insurance Code or another insurance law of this state.

(b) Except as required by the executive commissioner, a health benefits plan provider under this chapter is not subject to a law that requires coverage or the offer of coverage of a health care service or benefit.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0213, eff. April 2, 2015.