Section 1425.001 - Exemption From Application of Subtitle(a) Except as provided by Section 1425.002, a provision of this subtitle that becomes effective on or after January 2, 2010, does not apply to: (1) a plan that provides coverage only: (A) for a specified disease or diseases or under an individual limited benefit policy;(B) for accidental death or dismemberment;(C) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy; or(D) for dental or vision care;(2) disability income insurance coverage or a combination of accident-only and disability income insurance coverage;(3) credit insurance coverage;(4) a hospital confinement indemnity policy;(5) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss) ;(6) a workers' compensation insurance policy;(7) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy;(8) a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, except as provided by Subsection (b); or(9) an occupational accident policy.(b) A long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, is subject to this subtitle if the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefits so comprehensive that it is a health benefit plan and should not be subject to the exemption provided under this section.Tex. Ins. Code § 1425.001
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 228, Sec. 1, eff. 5/27/2009.