This chapter applies only to a group health benefit plan, including a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501, a plan provided under Chapter 1551, 1575, or 1601, or a successor to a plan provided under one of those chapters, or a medical savings account plan or other health reimbursement arrangement authorized by law, that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including a group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or a group evidence of coverage or similar group coverage document that is offered by:

1. (1) an insurance company;
2. (2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;
3. (3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;
4. (4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;
5. (5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;
6. (6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;
7. (7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or
8. (8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.025(a), eff. September 1, 2005.