Texas Insurance Code Title 8, Chapter 1216 - Out-of-country Coverage Prohibited

• Texas Section 1216.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Enrollee" means an individual entitled to coverage under a health benefit plan. (2) "Foreign country" means a governmental unit other than:...
• Texas Section 1216.002 - Applicability Of Chapter
  (a) This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for health care services, including medical or surgical expenses, incurred as a...
• Texas Section 1216.003 - Exception
  This chapter does not apply to: (1) a plan that provides coverage: (A) only for a specified disease; (B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;...
• Texas Section 1216.004 - Out-of-country Care Prohibited
  A health benefit plan issuer may not issue or offer for sale in this state a health benefit plan that requires an enrollee to travel...

Last modified: September 28, 2016