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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to repeal of certain Employee Retirement Income Security |
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Act of 1974 exemption provisions relating to pharmacy benefits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1369.252, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1369.252. EXCEPTIONS TO APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. |
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This subchapter does not apply to an issuer or provider of health |
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benefits under or a pharmacy benefit manager administering pharmacy |
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benefits under: |
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(1) the state Medicaid program; |
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(2) the federal Medicare program; |
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(3) the state child health plan or health benefits |
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plan for children under Chapter 62 or 63, Health and Safety Code; |
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(4) the TRICARE military health system; or |
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(5) a workers' compensation insurance policy or other |
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form of providing medical benefits under Title 5, Labor Code[; or |
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[(6) a self-funded health benefit plan as defined by |
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the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. |
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Section 1001 et seq.)]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |