Section 1551.356 - Standing(a) A person has standing to appeal a determination of the executive director under this subchapter only if the person is:(1) an employee, participant, annuitant, or covered dependent participating in the group benefits program; or(2) after the death of an employee, participant, annuitant, or covered dependent, the person's estate, personal representative, heir at law, or designated beneficiary.(b) A person has no standing to appeal a determination of the executive director under this subchapter or to pursue a private cause of action against the state, the board of trustees, the retirement system, the executive director, an administering firm, or an employee of any of those persons based on a determination or the implementation by the board or executive director of the type or scope of plan design features under the group benefits program.Tex. Ins. Code § 1551.356
Amended By Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.411(a), eff. 9/1/2003.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. 6/1/2003.Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1. 2003