{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.602","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.602","heading":"COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS.","body":"(a) A large employer health benefit plan issuer:\n(1) may refuse to provide coverage to a large employer in accordance with the issuer's underwriting standards and criteria;\n(2) shall accept or reject the entire group of individuals who meet the participation criteria and choose coverage; and\n(3) may exclude only those employees or dependents who decline coverage.\n(b) On issuance of a health benefit plan to a large employer, a large employer health benefit plan issuer shall provide coverage to the employees who meet the participation criteria without regard to an individual's 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#1501.602","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"5c1b2b9827095ddc26df0cff40c117c1abad055b12417b000c840926859acf38","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.601","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}