{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1201.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.151","heading":"COMPLIANCE WITH SUBCHAPTER; PROHIBITION OF DEFENSE.","body":"Except as provided by this subchapter, an individual accident and health insurance policy may not include a provision that permits a defense based on a preexisting condition.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE A. HEALTH COVERAGE IN GENERAL","CHAPTER 1201. ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE","SUBCHAPTER D. PREEXISTING CONDITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1201.htm#1201.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"1e788c9caeb394a1278d0005bdb28e37ba6057eed412377844a0fbb0b662034a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1201.109","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1201.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}