{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1575.161","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.161","heading":"ENROLLMENT PERIODS.","body":"(a) A retiree eligible for coverage under the group program may select for the retiree and the retiree's eligible dependents any coverage provided under this chapter for which each of those individuals is otherwise eligible:\n(1) on any date that is on or after the date the retiree retires and on or before the 90th day after that date;\n(2) during a period beginning on the date the retiree reaches 65 years of age and ending on a date set by the trustee by rule; and\n(3) during any other open enrollment periods for retirees set by the trustee by rule.\n(b) Expired.\n(c) Expired.\n(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 712 (H.B. 3976), Sec. 24(5), eff. September 1, 2017.\n(e) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 712 (H.B. 3976), Sec. 24(5), eff. September 1, 2017.\n(f) An individual enrolled in a health benefit plan offered under the group program may remain enrolled in that health benefit plan as long as the individual remains eligible for that health benefit plan. If an individual becomes ineligible for a health benefit plan in which the individual is enrolled, the trustee shall enroll the individual in a health benefit plan for which the individual is eligible, if any, in accordance with procedures established by the trustee.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2004. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 16.06, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 354 (H.B. 1191), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 712 (H.B. 3976), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 712 (H.B. 3976), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 712 (H.B. 3976), Sec. 24(5), eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 681 (H.B. 2022), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2021.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE H. HEALTH BENEFITS AND OTHER COVERAGES FOR GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 1575. TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM","SUBCHAPTER D. COVERAGES AND PARTICIPATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1575.htm#1575.161","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"a0c767e5457196af471aa178a3c5ca66ecb410f7989712e476e4993c9b923ad5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1575.1601","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1575.162"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}