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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to health benefit coverage for bariatric surgery under the |
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state employees group benefits program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1551.225(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The board of trustees shall develop a cost-neutral or |
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cost-positive plan for providing under the group benefits program |
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bariatric surgery coverage for: |
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(1) employees eligible to participate in the program |
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under Section 1551.101; |
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(2) annuitants eligible to participate in the program |
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under Section 1551.102; and |
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(3) former state employees eligible to participate in |
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the program under Section 1551.108. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a plan year that commences on or after January 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |