{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1550.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1550.053","heading":"CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS AND INCREASED DEDUCTIBLES PROHIBITED.","body":"Except as provided by Section 1550.054, an insurer that provides stop-loss or other insurance coverage for health benefits under a contract subject to this subchapter may not, based on an individual's prior medical history:\n(1) exclude from coverage an individual who is otherwise eligible for the health benefits coverage; or\n(2) assign a higher deductible to the individual.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1G.002, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE H. HEALTH BENEFITS AND OTHER COVERAGES FOR GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 1550. CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURERS CONTRACTING WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES","SUBCHAPTER B. CERTAIN CONTRACTS WITH MUNICIPALITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1550.htm#1550.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"b1133b37fd78408fb64d9da4595bad7d919a95cc6cce0d6db209082c9633783a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1550.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1550.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}