{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.607","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.607","heading":"COVERAGE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN.","body":"(a) A large employer health benefit plan may not limit or exclude initial coverage of a newborn child of a covered employee.\n(b) Coverage of a newborn child of a covered employee under this section ends on the 61st day after the date of the child's birth unless:\n(1) children are eligible for coverage under the large employer health benefit plan; and\n(2) not later than the 60th day after the date of birth, the large employer health benefit plan issuer receives:\n(A) notice of the birth; and\n(B) any required additional premium.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 486 (S.B. 896), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.","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#1501.607","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"079fc18780b64620fa82cc936676cdd5529a05e51c444adb66206b357fe21ba9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.606","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1501.608"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}