Sec. 846.254. WRITTEN NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES COVERED. A multiple employer welfare arrangement, in connection with an employee welfare benefit plan, shall provide to each participating employee covered by the plan a written notice at the time the employee's coverage becomes effective that states that:
(1) individuals covered by the plan are only partially insured; and
(2) if the plan or the arrangement does not ultimately pay medical expenses that are eligible for payment under the plan for any reason, the participating employer or its participating employee covered by the plan may be liable for those expenses.
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