Coverage For Adopted Children

Sec. 1251.154. COVERAGE FOR ADOPTED CHILDREN. A group policy or contract of insurance for hospital, surgical, or medical expenses incurred as a result of accident or sickness, including a group contract issued by a group hospital service corporation, that provides coverage for the immediate family or a child of an insured may not exclude from coverage or limit coverage of a child of the insured solely because the child is adopted. A child is considered to be the child of an insured if the insured is a party to a suit in which the insured seeks to adopt the child. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005. SUBCHAPTER E. GROUP ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE: GENERAL PROVISIONS