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Tex. Insurance Code § 1508.201: RATING; PREMIUM PRACTICES IN GENERAL.
Where this section sits in the code
- INSURANCE CODE
- TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES
- SUBTITLE G. HEALTH COVERAGE AVAILABILITY Text of chapter effective on September 1, 2009, but only if a specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 721, Sec. 2.04, which states: This Act does not make an appropriation. This Act takes effect only if a specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is provided in a general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature.
- CHAPTER 1508. HEALTHY TEXAS PROGRAM
- SUBCHAPTER E. RATING OF QUALIFIED HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS
(a) A health benefit plan issuer participating in the program must:
(1) use rating practices for qualifying health benefit plans that are consistent with the purposes of this chapter; and
(2) in setting premiums for qualifying health benefit plans, consider the availability of reimbursement from the fund.
(b) A health benefit plan issuer participating in the program shall apply rating factors consistently with respect to all small employers in a class of business.
(c) Differences in premium rates charged for qualifying health benefit plans must be reasonable and reflect objective differences in plan design.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 721 (S.B. 78), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2009.
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