{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1579.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.003","heading":"DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEE.","body":"In this chapter, \"employee\" means a participating member of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who is employed by a participating entity and who is not receiving coverage from a program under Chapter 1551, 1575, or 1601. The term does not include an individual performing personal services as an independent contractor.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.471(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE H. HEALTH BENEFITS AND OTHER COVERAGES FOR GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 1579. TEXAS SCHOOL EMPLOYEES UNIFORM GROUP HEALTH COVERAGE","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1579.htm#1579.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"7cb9a1678daf124460f99e5d6d7c8b7e763feb31476a95a906f4336b32e3bd9c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1579.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1579.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}