(a) A client and license holder are each considered an employer under the laws of this state for purposes of sponsoring retirement and welfare benefit plans for covered employees.
(a-1) A license holder may sponsor a single welfare benefit plan under which eligible covered employees of one or more clients may elect to participate.

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Terms Used In Texas Labor Code 91.041


(a-2) A fully insured welfare benefit plan offered to the covered employees of a license holder and provided by an insurance company authorized to provide that insurance in this state or a self-funded health benefit plan sponsored by a license holder as provided by Section 91.0411 shall be treated for purposes of state law as a single employer welfare benefit plan.
(b) With respect to any insurance or benefit plan provided by a license holder for the benefit of its assigned employees, a license holder shall disclose the following information to the department, each client, and its covered employees:
(1) the type of coverage;
(2) the identity of each insurer for each type of coverage;
(3) the amount of benefits provided for each type of coverage and to whom or in whose behalf benefits are to be paid;
(4) the policy limits on each insurance policy; and
(5) whether the coverage is fully insured, partially insured, or fully self-funded.
(c) The commission by rule may require a license holder to file other reports that are reasonably necessary for the implementation of this chapter.