Section 35.0033 - Health Benefits Plan Provider(a) A health benefits plan provider who provides coverage for benefits under Section 35.0031 must:(1) hold a certificate of authority or other appropriate license issued by the Texas Department of Insurance that authorizes the health benefits plan provider to provide the type of coverage to be offered under Section 35.0031; and(2) satisfy, except as provided by Subsection (b), any other applicable requirement of the Insurance Code or another insurance law of this state.(b) Except as required by department rule, a health benefits plan provider under this chapter is not subject to a law that requires coverage or the offer of coverage of a health care service or benefit.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 35.0033
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.0112, eff. 4/2/2015.Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 3.04, eff. 9/1/1999.