1. (a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document may not limit or exclude initial coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee.

2. (b) Coverage of a newborn child of a participating employee under this section ends on the 61st day after the date of the child's birth unless:

   1. (1) children are eligible for coverage under the multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document; and

   2. (2) not later than the 60th day after the date of birth, the arrangement receives:

      1. (A) notice of the birth; and
      2. (B) any required additional premium.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.

Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.219(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 486 (S.B. 896), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.