{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1251.152","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.152","heading":"OPTIONAL COVERAGE FOR SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS.","body":"(a) For purposes of this section, \"dependent\" includes:\n(1) a child of an employee or member who is:\n(A) unmarried; and\n(B) younger than 25 years of age; and\n(2) a grandchild of an employee or member who is:\n(A) unmarried;\n(B) younger than 25 years of age; and\n(C) a dependent of the insured for federal income tax purposes at the time the application for coverage of the grandchild is made.\n(b) A group accident and health insurance policy may provide coverage for the spouse or a dependent of an employee or member.\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#1251.152","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"ded7f122e4dbf7f99e6b2adf761d5d9fa16f6969e1953a6e310e6db3b5bf429a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1251.151","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1251.153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}