# Tex. Insurance Code § 846.002: APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Insurance Code § 846.002
- **Heading:** APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.002

## Text

(a) In this section, "fully insured multiple employer welfare arrangement" means an arrangement that provides to its participating employees and beneficiaries benefits for which 100 percent of the liability has been assumed by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state.

(b) This chapter applies only to a multiple employer welfare arrangement that meets either or both of the following criteria:

(1) one or more of the employer members in the arrangement:

(A) is domiciled in this state; or

(B) has its principal headquarters or principal administrative office in this state; or

(2) the arrangement solicits an employer that:

(A) is domiciled in this state; or

(B) has its principal headquarters or principal administrative office in this state.

(c) This chapter does not apply to a fully insured multiple employer welfare arrangement during the period in which the arrangement is fully insured. The commissioner periodically may require proof that the arrangement is fully insured.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.001 § 846.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.001.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.002 § 846.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.002.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.003 § 846.003. LIMITED EXEMPTION FROM INSURANCE LAWS; APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.003.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.004 § 846.004. LATE-PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE OR DEPENDENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.004.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.005 § 846.005. RULES; ORDERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.005.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.006 § 846.006. APPEAL OF ORDERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.006.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.007 § 846.007. PREMIUM RATES; ADJUSTMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.007.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.0035 § 846.0035. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS TO ASSOCIATION PROVIDING HEALTH BENEFITS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.0035.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.051 § 846.051. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.051.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.052 § 846.052. APPLICATION FOR INITIAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.052.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.053 § 846.053. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.053.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.054 § 846.054. ISSUANCE OF INITIAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.054.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.055 § 846.055. EXTENSION OF TERM OF INITIAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.055.md)
- [Tex. Insurance Code § 846.056 § 846.056. FINAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cin_C846_S846.056.md)

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