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2023 Texas Statutes
Insurance Code
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 846.258. Coverage for Newborn Children
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TX Ins Code § 846.258 (2023)
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Sec. 846.258. COVERAGE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN. (a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document may not limit or exclude initial coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee.
(b) Coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee under this section ends on the 32nd day after the date of the child's birth unless:
(1) children are eligible for coverage under the multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document; and
(2) not later than the 31st day after the date of birth, the arrangement receives:
(A) notice of the birth; and
(B) any required additional premium.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.219(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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