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House Bill 739 |
House Author: Quintanilla |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Ellis |
House Bill 739 amends the Insurance Code to require an insurance agent who sells, solicits, negotiates, or receives an application or contract for a Medicare-related product in Texas or who represents an insurer, a health maintenance organization, or a preferred provider organization in relation to such a product to meet certain professional training and continuing education requirements regarding those products. The bill prohibits an agent from selling a Medicare-related product without having completed the requisite training, requires the commissioner of insurance to adopt rules relating to these requirements by December 1, 2009, and makes these changes applicable to education requirements for agents whose license is issued or renewed on or after April 1, 2010.