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House Bill 582 |
House Author: Dukes |
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Effective: 5-23-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Van de Putte |
House Bill 582 amends the Insurance Code to require the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas to establish procedures by which a parent or guardian of a child who is no longer eligible for dependent child coverage because of an employee's termination of state employment is informed through the former employing state agency that the child may be eligible to receive similar benefits under the children's health insurance program or the Medicaid program and is provided information by that agency regarding how to apply for benefits under those programs. The bill requires the board to establish the procedures not later than December 1, 2009.