# Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140.002: APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C140_S140.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140.002
- **Heading:** APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140 / Section 140.002

## Text

(a) This chapter applies to an issuer of a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, a disability benefit plan, or an employee welfare benefit plan, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document, including:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842, Insurance Code;

(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885, Insurance Code;

(4) a stipulated premium insurance company operating under Chapter 884, Insurance Code;

(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942, Insurance Code;

(6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843, Insurance Code;

(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846, Insurance Code; or

(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844, Insurance Code.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 172.014, Local Government Code, or any other law, this chapter applies to a risk pool providing health and accident coverage under Chapter 172, Local Government Code.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, this chapter applies to an issuer of a plan or coverage under Chapter 1551, 1575, 1579, or 1601, Insurance Code.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, this chapter applies to any self-funded issuer of a plan that provides a benefit described by Subsection (a).

(e) This chapter applies to any policy, evidence of coverage, or contract under which a benefit described by Subsection (a) is provided and:

(1) that is delivered, issued for delivery, or entered into in this state; or

(2) under which an individual or group in this state is entitled to benefits.

(f) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a workers' compensation insurance policy or any other source of medical benefits under Title 5, Labor Code;

(2) Medicare;

(3) the Medicaid program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;

(4) a Medicaid managed care program operated under Chapter 540 or Chapter 540A, Government Code, as applicable;

(5) the state child health plan or any other program operated under Chapter 62 or 63, Health and Safety Code; or

(6) a self-funded plan that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.).

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140.001 § 140.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C140_S140.001.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140.002 § 140.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C140_S140.002.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140.003 § 140.003. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C140_S140.003.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140.004 § 140.004. CONTRACTUAL SUBROGATION RIGHTS AUTHORIZED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C140_S140.004.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140.005 § 140.005. PAYORS' RECOVERY LIMITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C140_S140.005.md)
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- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140.007 § 140.007. ATTORNEY'S FEES IN RECOVERY ACTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C140_S140.007.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140.008 § 140.008. FIRST-PARTY RECOVERY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C140_S140.008.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140.009 § 140.009. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C140_S140.009.md)

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