{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1251.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.153","heading":"OPTIONAL CONTINUATION OF DEPENDENTS' BENEFITS ON DEATH OF INSURED.","body":"(a) A group accident and health insurance policy that provides for the payment by the insurer of benefits for members of the family or dependents of an insured may provide for a continuation of all or part of those benefits after the death of the insured.\n(b) Insurance provided by benefits described by Subsection (a) is not life insurance under Title 7.\n(c) Coverage described by Subsection (a) may continue for any period subject to any other policy provisions relating to the termination of a dependent's coverage.\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#1251.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"06b1d46b122f0c1ec1233fe299227861813eb37b126db8c76bca18877881b6e3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1251.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1251.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}