Sec. 1501.259. RIDERS; FILING WITH COMMISSIONER. (a) A small employer health benefit plan issuer shall file with the commissioner, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each rider to a small employer health benefit plan to be used by the issuer, as authorized by Section 1501.252.
(b) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may use a rider filed under this section after the 30th day after the date the rider is filed unless the commissioner disapproves its use.
(c) The commissioner, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may disapprove the continued use of a rider by a small employer health benefit plan issuer if the rider does not meet the requirements of this chapter and other applicable statutes.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 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 F. Coverage Under Small Employer Health Benefit Plans
Section 1501.251. Exception From Certain Mandated Benefit Requirements
Section 1501.252. Health Benefit Plans
Section 1501.254. Alcohol and Substance Abuse Benefits
Section 1501.255. Health Maintenance Organization Plans
Section 1501.256. Coordination With Federal Law
Section 1501.2561. Waiver of Certain Federal Requirements
Section 1501.257. Cost Containment