Sec. 1551.454.  PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.  (a)  Each individual eligible to participate in the basic coverage may choose instead to participate in the state consumer-directed health plan if the plan enrollee is an eligible individual under Section 223(c)(1), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  The dependents of a plan enrollee may participate in the state consumer-directed health plan in accordance with Section 1551.455.
(b)  Participation in the state consumer-directed health plan qualifies a plan enrollee to receive a contribution to a health savings account under Section 1551.456.  An individual who elects not to participate in the plan is not eligible to receive a contribution under that section.
(c)  Under this section, the board of trustees has exclusive authority to determine an individual's eligibility to participate in the state consumer-directed health plan and may adopt rules regarding eligibility to participate in the plan.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1015 (H.B. 966), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.