{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.004","heading":"APPLICABILITY: LARGE EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS.","body":"An individual or group health benefit plan is a large employer health benefit plan subject to Subchapters C and M if the plan provides health care benefits to employees of a large employer and:\n(1) the employer pays a portion of the premium or benefits;\n(2) the employer or a covered individual treats the health benefit plan as part of a plan or program for purposes of Section 106 or 162, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 106 or 162); or\n(3) the health benefit plan is an employee welfare benefit plan under 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-1(j).\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 199 (S.B. 1332), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE G. HEALTH COVERAGE AVAILABILITY","CHAPTER 1501. HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND AVAILABILITY ACT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1501.htm#1501.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"7d3f29f7ecfe9a07c936c9ff5b17ab91dd8cfa493d877b886f72d3e96782045d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}