{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.251","heading":"EXCEPTION FROM CERTAIN MANDATED BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS.","body":"Except as expressly provided by this chapter, a small employer health benefit plan is not subject to a law that requires coverage or the offer of coverage of a health care service or benefit.\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 F. COVERAGE UNDER SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1501.htm#1501.251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"7525b13fd666ff8702f7d8916d07c5bb4c9e20be06932ef4d541366af6ed2b1e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.216","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}