Texas § IN.1367.003 - CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN PROHIBITED
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§ IN.1367.003. CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN PROHIBITED
CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN PROHIBITED. A health benefit plan that provides maternity benefits or accident and health coverage for additional newborn children may not be issued in this state if the plan excludes or limits: (1) initial coverage of a newborn child before the 61st day after the date of the child's birth; (2) coverage for congenital defects of a newborn child; or (3) coverage for administration of the newborn screening tests required by Section 33.011 , Health and Safety Code, including for the cost of a newborn screening test kit in the amount provided by the Department of State Health Services on its Internet website under Section 33.019 of that code on the date the test was administered. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 599 (S.B. 747 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 486 (S.B. 896 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. SUBCHAPTER B. CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS
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Section IN.1367.003 ("CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN PROHIBITED") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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