{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1451.502","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.502","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.","body":"This subchapter applies only to a health benefit plan 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 a small or large employer group contract 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) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;\n(6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;\n(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or\n(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 1624), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE F. PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS","CHAPTER 1451. ACCESS TO CERTAIN PRACTITIONERS AND FACILITIES","SUBCHAPTER K. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DIRECTORIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1451.htm#1451.502","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"f5ce60410cbde1cdecc7c5f0b5783fb522488f8bb38bf42dcf2591449b12baba","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1451.501","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1451.503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}