SECTION 21.3401. Purpose and Scope  


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  • (a) Purpose of subchapter. The purpose of this subchapter is to require certain health benefit plan issuers to collect and report to the commissioner data on certain mandated health benefits and mandated offers of coverage.

    (b) Scope of subchapter. This subchapter applies to a health benefit plan issuer that is subject to Insurance Code §38.251 (concerning Applicability), and that reports on its submission to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), for the year for which it is reporting data, a total of $10 million or more in direct premiums earned in Texas for individual comprehensive health coverage, small group comprehensive health coverage, or large group comprehensive health coverage.

    (c) This subchapter does not apply to a governmental plan as defined by 29 U.S.C. §1002(32).

Source Note: The provisions of this §21.3401 adopted to be effective December 29, 2002, 27 TexReg 11990; amended to be effective July 6, 2017, 42 TexReg 3384