{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.252","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.252","heading":"HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS.","body":"(a) A small employer health benefit plan issuer shall offer a standard health benefit plan as authorized by Chapter 1507.\n(b) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may offer to a small employer additional benefit riders to the standard health benefit plan or may design and offer standard health benefit plans with additional mandatory benefits.\n(c) Subject to this chapter, a small employer health benefit plan issuer shall also offer to a small employer at least one other health benefit plan authorized under this code that provides state-mandated health benefits. Section 1501.251 does not apply to a health benefit plan offered to a small employer under this subsection.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.056(a), eff. September 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#1501.252","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"f840f1a8dc139d154834808f4f4374b78dd2e4cbcca7cba706865c55494dcf4d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.251","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}