{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.157","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.157","heading":"COVERAGE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN.","body":"(a) A small employer health benefit plan may not limit or exclude initial coverage of a newborn child of a covered employee.\n(b) Coverage of a newborn child of a covered employee under this section ends on the 61st day after the date of the child's birth unless, not later than the 60th day after the date of birth, the small employer health benefit plan issuer receives:\n(1) notice of the birth; and\n(2) any required additional premium.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 486 (S.B. 896), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.","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 D. GUARANTEED ISSUE OF SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS; CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1501.htm#1501.157","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"cca73834be2d699809c6cfc2bed99014f8f286f067500e2ca46efdd572053f07","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.156","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}