If a fraternal benefit society's laws provide for expulsion or suspension of a member, the benefit certificate must provide that a member who is expelled or suspended may maintain the certificate in force by continuing payment of the required premium unless the expulsion or suspension:

1. (1) is for nonpayment of a premium; or
2. (2) occurs within the contestable period of the benefit contract and is for material misrepresentation in the application for membership or insurance.

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