Sec. 1271.304.  TERMINATION OF CONTINUED COVERAGE.  Group continued coverage under this subchapter may not terminate until the earliest of:
(1)  the date the maximum continuation period provided by law would end, which is:
(A)  for any enrollee not eligible for continuation coverage under Title X, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (29 U.S.C. Section 1161 et seq.) (COBRA), the end of the nine-month period after the date the election to continue coverage is made; or
(B)  for any enrollee eligible for continuation coverage under COBRA, six additional months following any period of continuation provided under that statute;
(2)  the date on which failure to make timely payments terminates coverage;
(3)  the date on which the enrollee is covered for similar services and benefits by any other plan or program, including a hospital, surgical, medical, or major medical expense insurance policy, hospital or medical service subscriber contract, or medical practice or other prepayment plan; or
(4)  the date on which the group coverage terminates in its entirety.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 550 (S.B. 1771), Sec. 7, eff. June 19, 2009.