{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1507.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1507.051","heading":"PURPOSE.","body":"The legislature recognizes the need for individuals and employers in this state to have the opportunity to choose health maintenance organization plans that are more affordable and flexible than existing market health care plans offered by health maintenance organizations. The legislature, therefore, seeks to increase the availability of health care plans by allowing health maintenance organizations authorized to operate health maintenance organizations in this state to issue group or individual evidences of coverage 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 B. CONSUMER CHOICE OF BENEFITS HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION PLANS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1507.htm#1507.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"cfbcc765b77ecff15d44118d8a5a84b0fa43fb10a57605926461b51c3178ee4a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1507.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1507.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}