Texas § IN.544.153 - PROHIBITIONS
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§ IN.544.153. PROHIBITIONS
PROHIBITIONS. (a) A health benefit plan issuer or life insurer may not, because of an individual's status as a victim of family violence: (1) deny coverage to the individual; (2) refuse to renew the individual's coverage; (3) cancel the individual's coverage; (4) limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to the individual; or (5) charge the individual or a group to which the individual belongs a rate that is different from the rate charged to other individuals or groups, respectively, for the same coverage. (b) A health benefit plan issuer or life insurer may not, as a part of an application for coverage, require an applicant to reveal whether the applicant has been or may become a victim of family violence. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.
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Section IN.544.153 ("PROHIBITIONS") 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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