{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1696.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1696.002","heading":"PROHIBITED COVERAGE THROUGH HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE.","body":"(a) A qualified health plan offered through a health benefit exchange may not provide coverage for elective abortion.\n(b) This section does not prevent a person from purchasing optional or supplemental coverage for elective abortion under a health benefit plan other than a qualified health plan offered through a health benefit exchange.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 214), Sec. 1, eff. December 1, 2017.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE M. FEDERAL PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT","CHAPTER 1696. COVERAGE FOR ELECTIVE ABORTION; PROHIBITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1696.htm#1696.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"7f4959d2afba4d6b4c874232b3b0e6b5dc3bad36f88c92d6fe8e25ed4922a871","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1696.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1698.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}