{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1271.304","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1271.304","heading":"TERMINATION OF CONTINUED COVERAGE.","body":"Group continued coverage under this subchapter may not terminate until the earliest of:\n(1) the date the maximum continuation period provided by law would end, which is:\n(A) for any enrollee not eligible for continuation coverage under Title X, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (29 U.S.C. Section 1161 et seq.) (COBRA), the end of the nine-month period after the date the election to continue coverage is made; or\n(B) for any enrollee eligible for continuation coverage under COBRA, six additional months following any period of continuation provided under that statute;\n(2) the date on which failure to make timely payments terminates coverage;\n(3) the date on which the enrollee is covered for similar services and benefits by any other plan or program, including a hospital, surgical, medical, or major medical expense insurance policy, hospital or medical service subscriber contract, or medical practice or other prepayment plan; or\n(4) the date on which the group coverage terminates in its entirety.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 550 (S.B. 1771), Sec. 7, eff. June 19, 2009.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE C. MANAGED CARE","CHAPTER 1271. BENEFITS PROVIDED BY HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; EVIDENCE OF COVERAGE; CHARGES","SUBCHAPTER G. CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE, CONVERSION CONTRACTS, AND RENEWAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1271.htm#1271.304","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"5ed12542542a325f5088242a9391b104e683bbed1739665c5706f3c1afe0f0be","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1271.303","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1271.306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}