Texas Administrative Code
Title 28 - INSURANCE
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Chapter 3 - LIFE, ACCIDENT, AND HEALTH INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES
Subchapter V - COORDINATION OF BENEFITS
Section 3.3510 - Model COB Contract Provisions
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Subsection (d) of this section contains an optional model COB provision form for use in contracts. The use of this model form is subject to the provisions of § 3.3509 of this title (relating to Miscellaneous Provisions) and the provisions of § 3.3507 of this title (relating to Rules for COB and Order of Benefits).
(b) Subsection (e) of this section contains an optional model plain language description of the COB process that explains to the covered person how health plans will implement COB. It is not intended to replace or change the provisions that are set forth in the contract. Its purpose is to explain the process by which two or more plans will pay for or provide benefits.
(c) A COB provision or a plain language description does not have to use the words and format shown in the model forms. Changes may be made to fit the language and style of the rest of the contract or to reflect the difference among plans that provide services, pay benefits for expenses incurred, and indemnify. No substantive changes are allowed.
(d) The model COB contract provisions are as follows:
(e) The model COB notice publication is as follows: