State Law

Texas Statutes-Insurance Code-Title 8-Subtitle F-Chapter 1451-Subchapter D. Relations Between Insureds and Preferred Providers

08/24/2023 Texas Section 1301.161

Retaliation Against Insured Prohibited

Anti-retaliation

An insurer may not engage in any retaliatory action against an insured, including canceling or refusing to renew a health insurance policy, because the insured or a person acting on the insured’s behalf has:

(1) filed a complaint against the insurer or against a preferred provider; or

(2) appealed a decision of the insurer.

See https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1301.htm