tx-August72026-303: 34 TAC §41.38 (Amendment) — Health Care and Insurance Programs
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The Board of Trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) adopts amended §41.38 relating to Termination of Coverage, of Subchapter C, Chapter 41, Title 34, Part 3, of the Texas Administrative Code, without any changes to the proposed text as originally published in the May 29, 2026, issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 3692). The rule will not be republished. REASONED JUSTIFICATION TRS adopts amendments to §41.38 to delete §41.38(a)(7) to eliminate participants' ability to voluntarily terminate their TRS-ActiveCare enrollment in the middle of the plan year. As trustee of the program, TRS adopts this amendment to protect the fiscal health and stability of the trust fund and, in turn, the interests of all plan participants due to the following factors. First, allowing a participant to leave TRS-ActiveCare mid-year is inconsistent with industry standards. Enrollees generally must remain in a health plan through the end of the plan year unless a qualifying mid-year life event under HIPAA permits a change, such as termination of employment, reduced work hours, death, divorce, marriage, or the birth or adoption of a child. Second, allowing TRS-ActiveCare participants to...
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