Tex. Insurance Code § 1702.153: PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION AND DISTINCTIONS.
Where this section sits in the code
- INSURANCE CODE
- TITLE 9. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LIFE INSURANCE, ANNUITY CONTRACTS, AND ACCIDENT AND HEALTH COVERAGES
- CHAPTER 1702. REGULATION OF CERTAIN TRADE PRACTICES
- SUBCHAPTER D. PRACTICES RELATED TO ACCIDENT AND HEALTH COVERAGE
Except as provided by Section 1702.154 and other applicable provisions in this code specific to particular types of accident and health coverage or health care plan coverage, an insurer or health maintenance organization may not, with respect to an accident and health insurance policy or health care plan contract, make or permit a distinction or an unfair discrimination between individuals of the same class and equal life expectancy regarding:
(1) the rate charged;
(2) the dividend or other payable benefit; or
(3) any of the other terms of the policy or contract.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (H.B. 2221), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
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