{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1576.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1576.008","heading":"COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS; RULES.","body":"(a) A contract to provide benefits under this chapter may be awarded only through competitive bidding under rules adopted by the trustee.\n(b) The rules may provide criteria for determining whether a carrier is qualified.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1359 (S.B. 1691), Sec. 47, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE H. HEALTH BENEFITS AND OTHER COVERAGES FOR GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 1576. GROUP LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1576.htm#1576.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"7b9fba47a24a4adfc15dc03fb33013565c63676e7205063d4ed664fe375fb797","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1576.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1576.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}