Tex. Codes » Insurance Code · TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES · SUBTITLE A. HEALTH COVERAGE IN GENERAL · CHAPTER 1204. PROCEDURES FOR PAYMENT OF CERTAIN HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE POLICY OR PLAN BENEFITS
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Tex. Ins. Code § 1204.251 (2026)

Payment To Conservator Other Than Group Member

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Sec. 1204.251. PAYMENT TO CONSERVATOR OTHER THAN GROUP MEMBER. (a) An insurer or group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842 that delivers, issues for delivery, or renews in this state a group accident and health insurance policy that provides coverage for a minor child who qualifies as a dependent of a group member may pay benefits on the child's behalf to a person who is not a group member if an order providing for the appointment of a possessory or managing conservator of the child has been issued by a court in this or another state.

(b) A person who is not a group member is entitled to be paid benefits under this section only if the person presents to the insurer or group hospital service corporation, with the claim application:

(1) written notice that the person is a possessory or managing conservator of the child on whose behalf the claim is made; and

(2) a certified copy of a court order designating the person as possessory or managing conservator of the child or other evidence designated by rule of the commissioner that the person is eligible for the benefits as this section provides.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2015 · leading case: Mehmet Turan Erkan v. Habibe Nalan Erkan, No. 03-14-00148-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 6, 2015).
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Mehmet Turan Erkan v. Habibe Nalan Erkan, No. 03-14-00148-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 6, 2015). “Further, for the sole purpose of Texas Insurance Code Sections 1204.251 and 1204.”
Mehmet Turan Erkan v. Habibe Nalan Erkan, No. 03-14-00148-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 20, 2015). “Further, for the sole purpose of Texas Insurance Code Sections 1204.251 and 1204.”
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