{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.065","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.065","heading":"CERTAIN ACTIONS BASED ON RISK CHARACTERISTICS OR HEALTH STATUS PROHIBITED.","body":"A cooperative may not limit, restrict, or condition an employer's or employee's membership in a cooperative or an employee's choice among benefit plans based on:\n(1) risk characteristics of a group or of any member of a group; or\n(2) health status related factors, duration of coverage, or any similar characteristic related to the health status or experience of a group or of any member of a group.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.053(c), eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1067 (S.B. 859), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.","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 B. COALITIONS AND COOPERATIVES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1501.htm#1501.065","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"0e9684fe0717d3871b694d04f475b02ad08e145324c91f67efb87f42a304ccb8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.064","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.066"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}