Sec. 1551.1045. WAIVER. (a) Subject to Subsections (b) and (c), an employee or annuitant may waive in writing any coverage provided under this chapter.
(b) To waive coverage under the basic coverage plan for employees, a full-time employee must demonstrate, in the manner required by the board of trustees, that the employee is:
(1) covered by another health benefit plan that provides substantially equivalent coverage, as determined by the board of trustees, to the coverage provided to employees by the basic coverage plan; or
(2) eligible for benefits under the TRICARE Military Health System.
(c) To waive coverage under the basic coverage plan for annuitants for the purpose of eligibility for an incentive payment under Section 1551.222, an annuitant must demonstrate, in the manner required by the board of trustees, that the annuitant is:
(1) covered by another health benefit plan that provides substantially equivalent coverage, as determined by the board of trustees, to the coverage provided to annuitants by the basic coverage plan; or
(2) eligible for benefits under the TRICARE Military Health System.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 899 (S.B. 1863), Sec. 4.02, eff. August 29, 2005.
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 C. Coverage and Participation
Section 1551.101. Participation Eligibility: State Officers and Employees
Section 1551.102. Participation Eligibility: Annuitants
Section 1551.1021. Participation Eligibility: Certain Faculty of Institutions of Higher Education
Section 1551.1022. Participation Eligibility: Certain Postdoctoral Fellows and Graduate Students
Section 1551.103. Right to Coverage
Section 1551.104. Automatic Coverage
Section 1551.105. Date Automatic Coverage Begins
Section 1551.1055. Date Eligibility Begins; Waiting Period
Section 1551.106. Group Coverage Plan Purchased to Provide for Automatic Coverage
Section 1551.107. Contingent Coverage
Section 1551.108. Continuing Eligibility of Certain Persons With Legislative Service or Employment
Section 1551.110. Ineligibility of Certain Junior College Employees
Section 1551.111. Participation by Certain Retirement Systems
Section 1551.112. Participation by Texas Turnpike Authority
Section 1551.113. Participation by Certain Employees Whose Positions Are Privatized or Eliminated
Section 1551.114. Participation by Community Supervision and Corrections Departments
Section 1551.115. Participation by Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons