{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1251.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.151","heading":"COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN GRANDCHILDREN.","body":"(a) A group policy or contract of insurance for hospital, surgical, or medical expenses incurred as a result of accident or sickness, including a group contract issued by a group hospital service corporation, that provides coverage under the policy or contract for a child of an insured must, on payment of a premium, provide coverage for any grandchild of the insured if the grandchild is:\n(1) unmarried;\n(2) younger than 25 years of age; and\n(3) a dependent of the insured for federal income tax purposes at the time the application for coverage of the grandchild is made.\n(b) Coverage for a grandchild of the insured under this section may not be terminated solely because the covered grandchild is no longer a dependent of the insured for federal income tax purposes.\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 B. GROUP HEALTH COVERAGE","CHAPTER 1251. GROUP AND BLANKET HEALTH INSURANCE","SUBCHAPTER D. GROUP ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE: COVERAGE FOR DEPENDENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1251.htm#1251.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"9a8e85cfa292bf08d2884e07b19d81d32311e892440dc0dc997b07ab5d710515","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1251.117","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1251.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}