{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1377.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1377.002","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.","body":"(a) This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan, including a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501 or coverage provided by a health group cooperative under Subchapter B of that chapter, that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:\n(1) an insurance company;\n(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;\n(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;\n(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;\n(5) an exchange operating under Chapter 942;\n(6) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941;\n(7) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;\n(8) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or\n(9) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.\n(b) Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 1551, 1575, 1579, or 1601 or any other law, this chapter applies to:\n(1) a basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551;\n(2) a basic plan under Chapter 1575;\n(3) a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579; and\n(4) basic coverage under Chapter 1601.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 2000), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE E. BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER HEALTH COVERAGES","CHAPTER 1377. COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN AMINO ACID-BASED ELEMENTAL FORMULAS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1377.htm#1377.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"8d4da179c15389507bf910fc1b6df66c1c16609605a152fbd981bd3e7d9fb7e5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1377.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1377.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}