{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-615.074","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 615.074","heading":"BENEFIT TO DEPENDENT.","body":"(a) An eligible surviving dependent who is a minor child is entitled to purchase or continue to purchase health insurance coverage until the date the dependent reaches the age of 18 or a later date to the extent required by state or federal law.\n(b) An eligible surviving dependent who is not a minor child is entitled to purchase or continue to purchase health insurance coverage until the earlier of:\n(1) the date the dependent becomes eligible for group health insurance through another employer; or\n(2) the date the dependent becomes eligible for federal Medicare benefits.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 42, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (S.B. 872), Sec. 4, eff. May 19, 2009.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (S.B. 423), Sec. 6, eff. May 12, 2011.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 615. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIRE FIGHTERS, AND OTHERS","SUBCHAPTER D. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.615.htm#615.074","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"4a49a0e2907f390ffd6b3f010b4dd8bb806e826362b0688d9ae9d0c707063e82","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-615.073","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-615.075"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}