Amend CSHB 1212 as follows:
      (1)  Following SECTION 1.15 of the bill (page 10, between
lines 36 and 37, committee printing) insert new Sections 1.16,
1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20 to read as follows:
      "SECTION 1.16.  Article 26.42, Insurance Code, is amended to
read as follows:
      Art. 26.42.  SMALL OR LARGE EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS.
(a)  A small or large employer carrier shall offer the following
two health benefit plans as adopted by the commissioner:
            (1) the catastrophic care benefit plan; and
            (2) the basic coverage benefit plan.
      (b)  A small or large employer carrier may offer to a small
employer additional benefit riders to either of the benefit plans.
      (c)  Subject to the provisions of this chapter, a small or
large employer carrier may also offer to small employers any other
health benefit plan authorized under this code.  Article 26.06(c)
does not apply to a health benefit plan offered to a small or large
employer under this subsection.
      SECTION 1.17.  Article 26.43(a), Insurance Code, is amended
to read as follows:
      (a)  The commissioner shall promulgate the benefits section
of the catastrophic care benefit plan and the basic coverage
benefit plan policy forms in accordance with Article 26.44A of this
code and shall develop prototype policies for each of the benefit
plans.  For all other portions of these policy forms, a small or
large employer carrier shall comply with Article 3.42 of this code
as it relates to policy form approval and with the Texas Health
Maintenance Organization Act (Article 20A.01 et seq., Vernon's
Texas Insurance Code) as it relates to approval of an evidence of
coverage.  A small or large employer carrier may not offer these
benefit plans through a policy form or evidence of coverage that
does not comply with this chapter.
      SECTION 1.18.  Article 26.44, Insurance Code, is amended to
read as follows:
      Art. 26.44.  RIDERS; FILING WITH COMMISSIONER.  (a)  A small
or large employer carrier shall file with the commissioner, in a
form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, riders to the small
or large employer health benefit plans as allowed under Article
26.42 of this code to be used by the small or large employer
carrier.  A small or large employer carrier may use a rider filed
under this article after the 30th day after the date the rider is
filed unless the commissioner disapproves its use.
      (b)  The commissioner, after notice and an opportunity for a
hearing, may disapprove the continued use by a small or large
employer carrier of a rider if the rider does not meet the
requirements of this chapter and other applicable statutes.
      SECTION 1.19.  Article 26.44A, Insurance Code, is amended to
read as follows:
      (a)  The commissioner by rule shall establish the coverage
requirements for the catastrophic care benefit plan and the basic
coverage benefit plan.  The commissioner shall develop prototype
policies for use by small or large employer carriers that include
all contractual provisions required to produce an entire contract
in accordance with this article and this code.
      SECTION 1.20.  Article 26.44B, Insurance Code, is amended to
read as follows:
      Art. 26.44B.  ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE BENEFITS.  If the
small or large employer basic coverage benefit plan developed by
the commissioner includes coverage for alcohol and substance abuse
benefits, the employees of a small or large employer group may
accept and small or large employer carriers may offer the basic
coverage benefit plan without providing coverage for alcohol and
substance abuse benefits if:
      (1) at least 50 percent of the employees waive in writing the
benefits and indicate in writing that they have undergone
alcoholism or substance abuse treatment or counseling within the
last three years; and
      (2) the exclusion from coverage of alcohol and substance
abuse applies to only those employees."
      (2)  Renumber the subsequent sections accordingly.