Sec. 846.252. COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS. (a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement:
(1) may refuse to provide coverage to an employer in accordance with the arrangement's underwriting standards and criteria;
(2) shall accept or reject the entire group of individuals who meet the participation criteria and who choose coverage; and
(3) may exclude only those employees or dependents who have declined coverage.
(b) On issuance of coverage to an employer, each multiple employer welfare arrangement shall provide coverage to the employees who meet the participation criteria without regard to an individual's health status related factors.
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 F. Participation in Coverage
Section 846.251. Participation Criteria
Section 846.252. Coverage Requirements
Section 846.253. Prohibition on Exclusion of Eligible Employee or Dependent
Section 846.254. Written Notice to Employees Covered
Section 846.255. Declining Coverage
Section 846.256. Minimum Contribution or Participation Requirements
Section 846.257. Enrollment; Waiting Period
Section 846.258. Coverage for Newborn Children