# Tex. Insurance Code § 546.003: EXCEPTIONS

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.003

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Insurance Code § 546.003
- **Heading:** EXCEPTIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code in / Chapter 546 / Section 546.003

## Text

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a plan that provides coverage:

(A) only for a specified disease;

(B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C) 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

(D) as a supplement to liability insurance;

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

(3) workers' compensation insurance coverage;

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

(5) a long-term care 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 546.002.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.001 § 546.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.001.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.002 § 546.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.002.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.003 § 546.003. EXCEPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.003.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.051 § 546.051. CERTAIN TESTING PERMITTED; INDUCEMENT PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.051.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.052 § 546.052. IMPROPER USE OF TEST RESULTS; REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO TESTING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.052.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.053 § 546.053. TESTING RELATED TO PREGNANCY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.053.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.054 § 546.054. DESTRUCTION OF SAMPLE MATERIAL; EXCEPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.054.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.101 § 546.101. DISCLOSURE OF TEST RESULTS TO INDIVIDUAL TESTED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.101.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.102 § 546.102. CONFIDENTIALITY OF GENETIC INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.102.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.103 § 546.103. EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.103.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.104 § 546.104. AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.104.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.151 § 546.151. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.151.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 546.152 § 546.152. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C546_S546.152.md)

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