Sec. 1355.003.  EXCEPTION.  (a)  This subchapter does not apply to coverage under:
(1)  a blanket accident and health insurance policy, as described by Chapter 1251;
(2)  a short-term travel policy;
(3)  an accident-only policy;
(4)  a limited or specified-disease policy that does not provide benefits for mental health care or similar services;
(5)  except as provided by Subsection (b), a plan offered under Chapter 1551 or Chapter 1601;
(6)  a plan offered in accordance with Section 1355.151;  or
(7)  a Medicare supplement benefit plan, as defined by Section 1652.002.
(b)  For the purposes of a plan described by Subsection (a)(5), "serious mental illness" has the meaning assigned by Section 1355.001.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.