{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.209","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.209","heading":"PREMIUM RATES: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES.","body":"A small employer health benefit plan issuer may use the number of employees and dependents of a small employer as a case characteristic in establishing premium rates for the group. The highest rate factor associated with a classification based on the number of employees and dependents of a small employer may not exceed by more than 20 percent the lowest rate factor associated with a classification based on the number of employees and dependents of a 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#1501.209","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"65281bc8769866aff94090461bbebf4b40aad7eca8435c30addbf7b6ef12d5ef","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.208","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}