Sec. 1551.011. EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION. All benefit payments, contributions of employees and annuitants, and optional benefit payments, any rights, benefits, or payments accruing to a person under this chapter, and all money in a fund created by this chapter:
(1) are exempt from execution, attachment, garnishment, or any other process; and
(2) may not be assigned, except:
(A) for direct payment that a participant may assign to a provider of health care services; and
(B) as specifically provided by this chapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages
Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees
Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1551.003. General Definitions
Section 1551.004. Definition of Dependent
Section 1551.005. Definition of Health Benefit Plan
Section 1551.006. Definition of Institution of Higher Education
Section 1551.007. Definition of Carrier
Section 1551.008. Applicability of Definitions
Section 1551.009. Board of Trustees May Define Other Words
Section 1551.010. Board of Trustees Approval for Payroll Deductions or Reductions
Section 1551.011. Exemption From Execution
Section 1551.012. Exemption From State Taxes and Fees
Section 1551.013. Combining of Carriers Not Restraint of Trade