{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1551.454","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.454","heading":"PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.","body":"(a) Each individual eligible to participate in the basic coverage may choose instead to participate in the state consumer-directed health plan if the plan enrollee is an eligible individual under Section 223(c)(1), Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The dependents of a plan enrollee may participate in the state consumer-directed health plan in accordance with Section 1551.455.\n(b) Participation in the state consumer-directed health plan qualifies a plan enrollee to receive a contribution to a health savings account under Section 1551.456. An individual who elects not to participate in the plan is not eligible to receive a contribution under that section.\n(c) Under this section, the board of trustees has exclusive authority to determine an individual's eligibility to participate in the state consumer-directed health plan and may adopt rules regarding eligibility to participate in the plan.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1015 (H.B. 966), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 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 J. STATE CONSUMER-DIRECTED HEALTH PLAN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1551.htm#1551.454","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"49414226771260427bfc8046eb81f1ab83da83027eeeca7750919bbf99aad618","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1551.453","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1551.455"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}