# Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.053: EXCEPTION

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C1357_S1357.053

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.053
- **Heading:** EXCEPTION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1357 / Section 1357.053

## Text

This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a plan that provides coverage:

(A) only for accidental death or dismemberment;

(B) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury; or

(C) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy;

(2) a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501;

(3) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss);

(4) a workers' compensation insurance policy;

(5) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy; or

(6) a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1357.052.

## 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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