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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.161: RETALIATION AGAINST INSURED PROHIBITED.

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  1. INSURANCE CODE
  2. TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES
  3. SUBTITLE D. PROVIDER PLANS
  4. CHAPTER 1301. PREFERRED PROVIDER BENEFIT PLANS
  5. SUBCHAPTER D. RELATIONS BETWEEN INSUREDS AND PREFERRED PROVIDERS

An insurer may not engage in any retaliatory action against an insured, including canceling or refusing to renew a health insurance policy, because the insured or a person acting on the insured's behalf has:

(1) filed a complaint against the insurer or against a preferred provider; or

(2) appealed a decision of the insurer.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:21Z. Source file · JSON

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