Texas Administrative Code
Title 28 - INSURANCE
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Chapter 26 - EMPLOYER-RELATED HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN REGULATIONS
Subchapter C - LARGE EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE REGULATIONS
Section 26.302 - Status of Health Carriers as Large Employer Carriers
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) With the original filing to enter the large employer market or when notifying TDI of a change in status, each health carrier providing health benefit plans in this state must file with the commissioner a statement indicating whether the health carrier will or will not offer, renew, issue, or issue for delivery health benefit plans to large employers in this state. The filing must include a certification, signed by an officer of the company, that the carrier intends to operate in accordance with the status certification unless or until changed in accordance with this section, and provide a statement that:
(b) If a health carrier chooses to change its election or the date of implementing its election under subsection (a)(1), (2), or (4) of this section, the health carrier must notify the commissioner of its new election at least 30 days before the date the health carrier intends to begin operations under the new election.
(c) A form fulfilling the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section is available online at www.tdi.texas.gov/forms/form10smgroup.html through the link for Large Employer Carrier Status Certification.
(d) The large employer carrier must also comply with any other applicable legal requirements, including those for withdrawal from the market under Chapter 7, Subchapter R of this title (relating to Withdrawal Plan Requirements and Procedures).