{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.203","heading":"ESTABLISHMENT OF CLASSES OF BUSINESS ON CERTAIN BASES PROHIBITED.","body":"(a) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may not establish a separate class of business based on:\n(1) participation requirements; or\n(2) whether the coverage provided to a small employer group is provided on a guaranteed issue basis or is subject to underwriting or proof of insurability.\n(b) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may not directly or indirectly use as a criterion for establishing a separate class of business:\n(1) the number of employees and dependents of a small employer; or\n(2) except as provided by Section 1501.202(b)(3), the trade or occupation of the employees of a small employer or the industry or type of business of the small employer.\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 E. UNDERWRITING AND RATING OF SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1501.htm#1501.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"abdc31ff8cbee69ea6c91f9fb643b7c7d4036334ba3e161698decc98a2ae2b93","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}