{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.159","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.159","heading":"CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN DEPENDENTS.","body":"An employee's dependent may choose to continue coverage under a small employer health benefit plan if:\n(1) the dependent:\n(A) is under one year of age; or\n(B) has been covered by the small employer under a plan for at least one year;\n(2) the dependent loses eligibility for coverage because of the death, divorce, or retirement of the employee, as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 1251; and\n(3) the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Pub. L. No. 99-272) does not require continuation or conversion coverage for dependents of an employee.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.","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#1501.159","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"166e616178df5514902be63e299631deb716ca6e01155ca22a102ba61f6301c0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.158","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}