Sec. 1651.054.  NOTICE OF RIGHT TO REFUND.  (a)  In this section, "applicant" means:
(1)  in the case of an individual long-term care benefit plan, the individual who seeks to contract for insurance or other health benefits;  and
(2)  in the case of a group long-term care benefit plan, the proposed certificate holder.
(b)  A long-term care benefit plan must have a notice prominently printed on the first page of or attached to the benefit plan document.
(c)  The notice must state in substance that, if the applicant is not satisfied for any reason after examining the benefit plan document, the applicant is entitled to:
(1)  return the document not later than the 30th day after the date of its delivery;  and
(2)  have any premium refunded.
(d)  The long-term care benefit plan issuer shall pay in a timely manner the refund directly to the individual or entity that paid the premium.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 4, eff. April 1, 2005.