Exception

Sec. 1363.002. EXCEPTION. This chapter does not apply to: (1) a plan that provides coverage: (A) only for a specified disease or other limited benefit; (B) only for accidental death or dismemberment; (C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury; (D) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy; (E) only for indemnity for hospital confinement; or (F) only for dental or vision care; (2) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss), as amended; (3) a credit-only insurance policy; (4) a workers' compensation insurance policy; (5) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy; (6) a limited benefit policy that does not provide coverage for physical examinations or wellness exams; (7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or (8) a long-term care policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1363.001. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 308 (S.B. 1028), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.