Amend CSHB 1173 on third reading in Article 3.51-14,
Insurance Code, as amended by SECTION 1 of the bill, by adding a
new Section 5 to the article to read as follows:
Sec. 5. CERTAIN BENEFITS PROHIBITED. (a) This article may
not be interpreted to require a group health benefit plan to
provide coverage for treatment of:
(1) addiction to a controlled substance or marihuana
that is used in violation of law; or
(2) mental illness resulting from the use of a
controlled substance or marihuana in violation of law.
(b) In this section, "controlled substance" and "marihuana"
have the meanings assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety
Code.