By Farabee H.B. No. 2785 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to allowing community mental health and mental retardation 1-3 authorities to participate in the small employer market for health 1-4 insurance. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 26, Insurance Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Article 26.037 to read as follows: 1-8 Art. 26.037 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION 1-9 CENTER ELECTION. (a) A community mental health and mental 1-10 retardation center may elect to participate in the small employer 1-11 market without regard to the number of eligible employees of the 1-12 community mental health and mental retardation center. 1-13 (b) A community mental health and mental retardation center 1-14 that elects to participate in the small employer market under this 1-15 article is treated as a small employer under this chapter for all 1-16 purposes.