By Brown S.B. No. 544 77R3069 AJA-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to requiring health maintenance organizations to provide 1-3 periodic health evaluations. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. The Texas Health Maintenance Organization Act 1-6 (Chapter 20A, Vernon's Texas Insurance Code) is amended by adding 1-7 Section 9B to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 9B. PERIODIC HEALTH EVALUATIONS REQUIRED. (a) The 1-9 basic health care services provided under an evidence of coverage 1-10 must include periodic health evaluations for each adult enrollee. 1-11 (b) The services provided under this section must include a 1-12 health risk assessment at least once every three years and, for a 1-13 female enrollee, an annual well-woman examination provided in 1-14 accordance with Article 21.53D of this code, as added by Chapter 1-15 912, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997. 1-16 (c) This section does not apply to an evidence of coverage 1-17 for a limited health care service plan or a single health care 1-18 service plan. 1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and 1-20 applies only to an evidence of coverage that is delivered, issued 1-21 for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2002. An evidence 1-22 of coverage that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed 1-23 before January 1, 2002, is governed by the law as it existed 1-24 immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is 2-1 continued in effect for that purpose.