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Health Care; Insurance; Health; Statutory and Constitutional Construction; Intent

GA-0327

Texas Attorney General Opinion

Legislative authorization for provision of employee benefits, chapter 157 of the Local Government Code is, and is not another insurance law of this state|Self-funded benefit plans, by express terms, section 1201.062 of the Texas Insurance Code applies to|Self-funded plan that is not a health benefit plan, provisions of Texas Insurance Code that apply to health benefit plans do not apply to|Health benefit plan, pursuant to chapter 1501 of the Texas Insurance Code a self-funded plan of a political subdivision does not constitute a|Business of insurance, benefit plan established by political subdivision is not engaged in|Self-funded benefit plan is not insurance because it does not involve shifting of risk or loss

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