{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1551.227","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.227","heading":"TRICARE MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN.","body":"(a) The board of trustees shall make available a TRICARE Military Health System supplemental plan to an employee or annuitant who waives coverage under the basic coverage plan under Section 1551.1045 and is eligible for benefits under the TRICARE Military Health System. The board of trustees may not contribute to the cost of the supplemental plan, including the premium cost.\n(b) A plan offered under this section must be considered a permissible offering to TRICARE participants and beneficiaries under 10 U.S.C. Section 1097c.\n(c) The board of trustees may adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules regarding eligibility for the plan, available insurance products, and enrollment in the plan.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 3307), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2015.","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 E. GROUP COVERAGES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1551.htm#1551.227","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"28cd94b0af11f643d9169c3e258a386f808995c4f18e1a04a036beee716a3285","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1551.226","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1551.228"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}