# Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.002: APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.002
- **Heading:** APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1357 / Section 1357.002

## Text

This subchapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, 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 that is offered by:

(1) an insurance company;

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

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

(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;

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

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

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

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.001 § 1357.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.001.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.002 § 1357.002. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.002.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.003 § 1357.003. EXCEPTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.003.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.004 § 1357.004. COVERAGE REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.004.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.005 § 1357.005. PROHIBITED CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.005.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.006 § 1357.006. NOTICE OF COVERAGE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.006.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.007 § 1357.007. RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.007.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.051 § 1357.051. DEFINITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.051.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.052 § 1357.052. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.052.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.053 § 1357.053. EXCEPTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.053.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.054 § 1357.054. COVERAGE REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.054.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.055 § 1357.055. PROHIBITED CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.055.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.056 § 1357.056. NOTICE OF COVERAGE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.056.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.057 § 1357.057. RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.057.md)

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