Sec. 846.201. BENEFITS ALLOWED. (a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement may only provide one or more of the following:
(1) medical, dental, vision, surgical, or hospital care;
(2) benefits in the event of sickness, accident, disability, or death;
(3) another benefit authorized to be provided by health insurers in this state; and
(4) prepaid legal services.
(b) Except as otherwise limited by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), a multiple employer welfare arrangement may only provide benefits to:
(1) active or retired owners, officers, directors, or employees of or partners in participating employers; and
(2) the beneficiaries of a person described by Subdivision (1).
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Organization of Insurers and Related Entities
Subtitle C - Life, Health, and Accident Insurers and Related Entities
Chapter 846 - Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements
Subchapter E. Provision of Coverage
Section 846.201. Benefits Allowed
Section 846.202. Preexisting Condition Provision
Section 846.203. Treatment of Certain Conditions as Preexisting Prohibited
Section 846.204. Waiting Period Permitted
Section 846.205. Certain Limitations or Exclusions of Coverage Prohibited
Section 846.206. Renewability of Coverage; Cancellation
Section 846.207. Refusal to Renew
Section 846.208. Notice to Covered Persons
Section 846.209. Written Statement of Denial, Cancellation, or Refusal to Renew