Section 1377.003 - Exception This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a plan that provides coverage: (A) only for benefits for a specified disease or for another limited benefit, other than a plan that provides benefits for a disease or disorder listed in Section 1377.051(a);(B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;(C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury;(D) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy;(E) only for dental or vision care; or(F) only for indemnity for hospital confinement;(2) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss) ;(3) a workers' compensation insurance policy;(4) medical payment insurance coverage provided under an automobile insurance policy;(5) a credit insurance policy;(6) a limited benefit policy that does not provide coverage for physical examinations or wellness exams; or(7) a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1377.002.Tex. Ins. Code § 1377.003
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009.