{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1551.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.151","heading":"ENTITLEMENT TO COVERAGE.","body":"An individual who is eligible to participate in the group benefits program under Section 1551.101, 1551.102, or 1551.1022 is entitled to secure for a dependent of the individual any group coverages provided under this chapter, as determined by the board of trustees and subject to the exceptions provided by this subchapter.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1198 (S.B. 29), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE H. HEALTH BENEFITS AND OTHER COVERAGES FOR GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 1551. TEXAS EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACT","SUBCHAPTER D. COVERAGE FOR DEPENDENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1551.htm#1551.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"a70323130d2b5112140a1f6097224fd290e7e5d2d184a9014b703ab5aa0fd8ab","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1551.115","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1551.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}