{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1507.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1507.001","heading":"PURPOSE.","body":"The legislature recognizes the need for individuals, employers, and other purchasers of coverage in this state to have the opportunity to choose health insurance plans that are more affordable and flexible than existing market policies offering accident and sickness insurance coverage. The legislature, therefore, seeks to increase the availability of health insurance coverage by allowing insurers authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state to issue accident and sickness policies that, in whole or in part, do not offer or provide state-mandated health benefits.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.074(a), eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE G. HEALTH COVERAGE AVAILABILITY","CHAPTER 1507. CONSUMER CHOICE OF BENEFITS PLANS","SUBCHAPTER A. CONSUMER CHOICE OF BENEFITS HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1507.htm#1507.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"b5697736913801efc3432f5f72de2cff2c908b7ea5c051490bc91de6d434e07b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1505.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1507.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}