{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1507.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1507.005","heading":"NOTICE TO POLICYHOLDER.","body":"(a) Each written application for participation in a standard health benefit plan must contain the following language at the beginning of the document in bold type:\n\"You have the option to choose this Consumer Choice of Benefits Health Insurance Plan that, either in whole or in part, does not provide state-mandated health benefits normally required in accident and sickness insurance policies in Texas. This standard health benefit plan may provide a more affordable health insurance policy for you, although, at the same time, it may provide you with fewer health benefits than those normally included as state-mandated health benefits in policies in Texas. If you choose this standard health benefit plan, please consult with your insurance agent to discover which state-mandated health benefits are excluded in this policy.\"\n(b) Each standard health benefit plan must contain the following language at the beginning of the document in bold type:\n\"This Consumer Choice of Benefits Health Insurance Plan, either in whole or in part, does not provide state-mandated health benefits normally required in accident and sickness insurance policies in Texas. This standard health benefit plan may provide a more affordable health insurance policy for you, although, at the same time, it may provide you with fewer health benefits than those normally included as state-mandated health benefits in policies in Texas. Please consult with your insurance agent to discover which state-mandated health benefits are excluded in this policy.\"\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#1507.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"06a7edb4c16d36811d17747a396d25ac6905a66593d5e68b23660dd8af9cf955","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1507.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1507.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}