This chapter does not apply to:

1. (1) a plan that provides coverage:

   1. (A) only for a specified disease or other limited benefit;
   2. (B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;
   3. (C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury;
   4. (D) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy;
   5. (E) only for indemnity for hospital confinement; or
   6. (F) only for dental or vision care;
2. (2) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss), as amended;
3. (3) a credit-only insurance policy;
4. (4) a workers' compensation insurance policy;
5. (5) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy;
6. (6) a limited benefit policy that does not provide coverage for physical examinations or wellness exams;
7. (7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or
8. (8) a long-term care policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1363.001.

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

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 308 (S.B. 1028), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.