1. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, this chapter applies to:

   1. (1) an insurer authorized to engage in the business of accident and health insurance in this state, including:

      1. (A) a life, health, and accident stock insurance company;

      2. (B) a mutual insurance company, including:

         1. (i) a mutual life insurance company; and
         2. (ii) a mutual assessment life insurance company;
      3. (C) a local mutual aid association;
      4. (D) a mutual or natural premium life or casualty insurance company;
      5. (E) a general casualty company;
      6. (F) a nonprofit hospital, medical, or dental service corporation, including a corporation operating under Chapter 842;
      7. (G) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of coverage under Chapter 846;
      8. (H) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941;
      9. (I) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange operating under Chapter 942; and
      10. (J) any other type of insurer required by law to be authorized by the department to issue accident and health insurance policies; and
   2. (2) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843.
2. (b) This chapter applies to a third-party administrator acting on behalf of an accident and health insurer.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (H.B. 2221), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.