{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-846.258","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 846.258","heading":"COVERAGE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN.","body":"(a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document may not limit or exclude initial coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee.\n(b) Coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee under this section ends on the 61st day after the date of the child's birth unless:\n(1) children are eligible for coverage under the multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document; and\n(2) not later than the 60th day after the date of birth, the arrangement receives:\n(A) notice of the birth; and\n(B) any required additional premium.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.219(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 486 (S.B. 896), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE C. LIFE, HEALTH, AND ACCIDENT INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","CHAPTER 846. MULTIPLE EMPLOYER WELFARE ARRANGEMENTS","SUBCHAPTER F. PARTICIPATION IN COVERAGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.846.htm#846.258","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"9644161e28fc6b0636fc8c53c0dcd41db070654f6efd2de2f7a31fa95333a29c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-846.257","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-846.259"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}