{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1363.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1363.002","heading":"EXCEPTION.","body":"This chapter does not apply to:\n(1) a plan that provides coverage:\n(A) only for a specified disease or other limited benefit;\n(B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;\n(C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury;\n(D) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy;\n(E) only for indemnity for hospital confinement; or\n(F) only for dental or vision care;\n(2) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss), as amended;\n(3) a credit-only insurance policy;\n(4) a workers' compensation insurance policy;\n(5) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy;\n(6) a limited benefit policy that does not provide coverage for physical examinations or wellness exams;\n(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or\n(8) a long-term care policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1363.001.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 308 (S.B. 1028), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE E. BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER HEALTH COVERAGES","CHAPTER 1363. CERTAIN TESTS FOR DETECTION OF COLORECTAL CANCER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1363.htm#1363.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"54c6cf7aa23427f4fb7778d88405d993af28c8582a0717bbdb7902c26ca3b431","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1363.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1363.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}