Sec. 1601.104. AUTOMATIC COVERAGE. (a) A system shall automatically provide the basic coverage to each full-time employee unless the employee has:
(1) waived participation in the basic coverage; or
(2) selected an optional coverage plan.
(b) An employee or retired employee who is automatically covered under this section may subsequently:
(1) retain the basic coverage or waive participation in the basic coverage; and
(2) apply for any other coverage provided under this chapter within applicable standards.
(c) Automatic coverage as described under this section begins on the first date of employment.
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
Subchapter C. Coverage and Participation
Section 1601.101. Participation Eligibility: Employees
Section 1601.102. Participation Eligibility: Retirees
Section 1601.1021. Participation Eligibility: Certain Postdoctoral Fellows and Graduate Students
Section 1601.103. Right to Coverage
Section 1601.104. Automatic Coverage
Section 1601.1045. Date Eligibility Begins; Waiting Period
Section 1601.106. Optional Coverage
Section 1601.1065. Optional Basic Coverage Plan for Graduate Students
Section 1601.107. Coverage for Dependents
Section 1601.108. Coverage Options for Certain Surviving Spouses
Section 1601.109. Coverage for Aids, Hiv, or Serious Mental Illness
Section 1601.110. Disease Management Services
Section 1601.111. Programs Promoting Disease Prevention, Wellness, and Health