Tex. Insurance Code § 1504.101: DENIAL OF ENROLLMENT ON CERTAIN GROUNDS PROHIBITED.

A benefit plan issuer may not deny enrollment of a child under the health or dental coverage of the child's parent on the ground that the child:

(1) has a preexisting condition;

(2) was born out of wedlock;

(3) is not claimed as a dependent on the parent's federal income tax return;

(4) does not reside with the parent; or

(5) receives or has applied for medical assistance.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 69, eff. September 1, 2018.