Sec. 1501.0095. SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE ELECTION. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a school district employee who is eligible for coverage under a large or small employer health benefit plan providing coverage to the school district's employees and who is the spouse of another school district employee covered under the plan may elect whether to be treated under the plan as:
(1) an employee; or
(2) the dependent of the other employee.
(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules under Section 1501.010 governing the manner in which an election under this section must be made.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 998 (H.B. 407), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages
Subtitle G - Health Coverage Availability
Chapter 1501 - Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1501.003. Applicability: Small Employer Health Benefit Plans
Section 1501.004. Applicability: Large Employer Health Benefit Plans
Section 1501.005. Exception: Certain Individually Underwritten Policies
Section 1501.006. Certification
Section 1501.008. Late Enrollees
Section 1501.009. School District Election
Section 1501.0095. School District Employee Election
Section 1501.010. General Rules
Section 1501.011. Determination of Employer Status for Certain Employers