Text of section as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 891 (H.B. 2516), Sec. 2

For text of section as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (S.B. 1330), Sec. 2, see other Sec. 1652.059.

1. (a) In this section, "entity" means an entity that delivers or issues for delivery a Medicare supplement benefit plan in this state.
2. (b) An entity that offers coverage under a Medicare supplement benefit plan to individuals 65 years of age or older must offer the same coverage to individuals younger than 65 years of age who are eligible for and enrolled in Medicare by reason of end stage renal disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
3. (c) Except as otherwise provided by rules adopted under Section 1652.051, any benefit, protection, policy, or procedure applicable to coverage under a plan for an individual 65 years of age or older must apply to coverage offered under Subsection (b).
4. (d) A standardized Plan A, Plan B, or Plan D Medicare supplement benefit plan offered under Subsection (b) must be offered at the same premium rate charged for the plan to an individual 65 years of age. A premium rate for a Medicare supplement benefit plan offered under Subsection (b), other than Plan A, Plan B, or Plan D, may not exceed 200 percent of the premium rate charged for the same plan to an individual 65 years of age.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 891 (H.B. 2516), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2025.