86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1153, Chapter 432 Page: 2 of 28
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insured.S.B. No. 1153
ses of this chapter, an enrollee is considered to be an1
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27coverage.
(6-a) "Insurer" includes a health maintenance
organization.
(7-a) "Owner" means the owner of a policy or contract
and "policyholder," "policy owner," and "contract owner" mean the
person who is identified as the legal owner under the terms of the2
(4-b) "Health benefit plan" means a hospital and
medical expense incurred policy or certificate, health maintenance
organization enrollee contract, or any other similar health
contract. The term does not include:
(A) accident-only insurance;
(B) credit insurance;
(C) dental-only insurance;
(D) vision-only insurance;
(E) Medicare supplement insurance;
(F) long-term care coverage or benefits, home
health care coverage or benefits, community-based care coverage or
benefits, or any combination of those coverages or benefits;
(G) disability income insurance;
(H) coverage for on-site medical clinics; or
(I) specified disease, hospital confinement
indemnity, or limited benefit health insurance coverage if the
types of coverage do not provide coordination of benefits and are
provided under separate policies or certificates.
(5-a) "Insurance" includes health benefit plan
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1153, Chapter 432, legislative document, June 4, 2019; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1201788/m1/2/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.