Sec. 1377.003.  EXCEPTION.  This chapter does not apply to:
(1)  a plan that provides coverage:
(A)  only for benefits for a specified disease or  for another limited benefit, other than a plan that provides benefits for a disease or disorder listed in Section 1377.051(a);
(B)  only for accidental death or dismemberment;
(C)  for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury;
(D)  as a supplement to a liability insurance policy;
(E)  only for dental or vision care; or
(F)  only for indemnity for hospital confinement;
(2)  a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss);
(3)  a workers' compensation insurance policy;
(4)  medical payment insurance coverage provided under an automobile insurance policy;
(5)  a credit insurance policy;
(6)  a limited benefit policy that does not provide coverage for physical examinations or wellness exams; or
(7)  a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1377.002.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 2000), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.