§ 1355.003. EXCEPTION.

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(a) This subchapter does not apply to coverage under:

(1) a blanket accident and health insurance policy, as described by Chapter 1251;

(2) a short-term travel policy;

(3) an accident-only policy;

(4) a limited or specified-disease policy that does not provide benefits for mental health care or similar services;

(5) except as provided by Subsection (b), a plan offered under Chapter 1551 or Chapter 1601;

(6) a plan offered in accordance with Section 1355.151; or

(7) a Medicare supplement benefit plan, as defined by Section 1652.002.

(b) For the purposes of a plan described by Subsection (a)(5), "serious mental illness" has the meaning assigned by Section 1355.001.

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