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TITLE 28	INSURANCE
PART 1	TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
CHAPTER 3	LIFE, ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES
SUBCHAPTER T	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT POLICIES
RULE §3.3308	Required Disclosure Provisions
ISSUE	12/15/2000
ACTION	Proposed

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)-(b)(No change.)

(c)Form for outline of coverage. In providing outlines of coverage to applicants pursuant to the requirements of subsection (b)(1) of this section, insurers shall use a form which complies with the requirements of this subsection. The outline of coverage must contain each of the following four parts in the following order: a cover page, premium information, disclosure pages, and charts displaying the features of each benefit plan offered by the issuer. The outline of coverage shall be in the language and format prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection in no less than 12-point type.

(1)(No change.)

(2)The items in subparagraphs (A)-(C) of this paragraph shall be included in the outline of coverage in addition to the items specified in the plan-specific outline-of-coverage forms.

(A)-(C)(No change.)

(D)The outline of coverage for Medicare Select policies or certificates shall include information regarding grievance procedures which meet the requirements of §3.3325(m) of this title (relating to Medicare Select Policies, Certificates and Plans of Operation).

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(d)(No change.)

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, on December 4, 2000

TRD-200008439

Lynda Nesenholtz

General Counsel and Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Earliest possible date of adoption: January 14, 2001

For further information, please call: (512) 463-6327

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