- (a) The department must approve a conversion from trust-funded prepaid funeral benefits to insurance-funded prepaid funeral benefits as safeguarding the rights and interests of the individual who purchases the prepaid funeral benefits contract.
(b) Each contract holder shall be notified in writing of:
- (1) the terms of the proposed conversion; and
- (2) the holder's right to decline the conversion.
(c) An application for approval of a conversion from trust-funded prepaid funeral benefits to insurance-funded prepaid funeral benefits must be:
- (1) filed with the department on forms prescribed by the department; and
- (2) accompanied by a conversion application fee set by the department under Section 154.051.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.