{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1301.157","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.157","heading":"PLAIN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS.","body":"Each health insurance policy, health benefit plan certificate, endorsement, amendment, application, or rider must:\n(1) be written in plain language;\n(2) be in a readable and understandable format; and\n(3) comply with all applicable requirements relating to minimum readability requirements.\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 D. PROVIDER PLANS","CHAPTER 1301. PREFERRED PROVIDER BENEFIT PLANS","SUBCHAPTER D. RELATIONS BETWEEN INSUREDS AND PREFERRED PROVIDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1301.htm#1301.157","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"e190ba66867e4e7d124f3b7c210105659477347ee914eea5f614b435da49ab75","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1301.156","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1301.158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}