{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.601","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.601","heading":"PARTICIPATION CRITERIA.","body":"(a) In this subchapter, \"participation criteria\" means any criteria or rules established by a large employer to determine the employees who are eligible for enrollment or continued enrollment under the terms of a health benefit plan.\n(b) The participation criteria may not be based on health status related factors.\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 M. LARGE EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1501.htm#1501.601","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"9f4f3c42e10af4c9928966d43183c1c8d75bbdc1db4ede4ddfe3c6a39d5cc0c6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.358","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}