{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-524.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 524.003","heading":"TEXLINK TO HEALTH COVERAGE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.","body":"(a) The department shall develop and implement a health coverage program that complies with this chapter. The program must:\n(1) educate the public about the importance and value of health coverage;\n(2) promote personal responsibility for health care through the purchase of health coverage;\n(3) assist small employers, individuals, and others seeking to purchase health coverage with technical information necessary to understand available health insurance coverage;\n(4) promote and facilitate the development and availability of new health coverage options;\n(5) increase public awareness of health coverage options available in this state; and\n(6) provide information on health coverage options, including health savings accounts and compatible high deductible health benefit plans.\n(b) The program must include a public awareness and education component.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 688 (S.B. 261), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 721 (S.B. 78), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE B. CONSUMER SERVICE PROVISIONS This Chapter 524, TEXLINK TO HEALTH COVERAGE, was effective on September 1, 2009, if a specific appropriation was provided as described by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 721, Sec. 2.04.","CHAPTER 524. TEXLINK TO HEALTH COVERAGE PROGRAM","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.524.htm#524.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"f63719763486c865fdad945e2db595fd57ea712fbfd60958a1d2ff3bd10be557","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-524.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-524.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}