# Tex. Insurance Code § 1216.004: OUT-OF-COUNTRY CARE PROHIBITED

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1216_S1216.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Insurance Code § 1216.004
- **Heading:** OUT-OF-COUNTRY CARE PROHIBITED
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1216 / Section 1216.004

## Text

A health benefit plan issuer may not issue or offer for sale in this state a health benefit plan that requires an enrollee to travel to a foreign country to receive a particular health care service under the health benefit plan.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1216.001 § 1216.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1216_S1216.001.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1216.002 § 1216.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1216_S1216.002.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1216.003 § 1216.003. EXCEPTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1216_S1216.003.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1216.004 § 1216.004. OUT-OF-COUNTRY CARE PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1216_S1216.004.md)

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