Section 1653.002 - Applicability of Other Law(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a high deductible health plan is subject to any law mandating a minimum health insurance benefit or reimbursement.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a provision of this code may not be construed to prevent an insurer, health maintenance organization, or other entity issuing a health insurance policy or certificate of coverage from applying deductible or copayment requirements to benefits, including state-mandated health benefits, in order to qualify the health insurance policy or certificate of coverage as a high deductible health plan.Tex. Ins. Code § 1653.002
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 151, Sec. 1, eff. 5/24/2005.