Amend SB 1173 by inserting the following appropriately
numbered SECTIONS and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill
appropriately:
SECTION ___. Section 1551.205, Insurance Code, as effective
June 1, 2003, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1551.205. LIMITATIONS. The board of trustees may not
contract for or provide a coverage plan that:
(1) excludes or limits coverage or services for
acquired immune deficiency syndrome, as defined by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health
Service, or human immunodeficiency virus infection; [or]
(2) provides coverage for serious mental illness that
is less extensive than the coverage provided for any physical
illness; or
(3) provides coverage for prescription drugs to assist
in stopping smoking at a lower benefit level than is provided for
other prescription drugs.
SECTION ___. Section 1551.205(3), Insurance Code, as added
by this Act applies only to coverage contracted for or provided by
the board of trustees established under Chapter 815, Government
Code, to administer the Employees Retirement System of Texas on or
after September 1, 2004. Coverage contracted for or provided by the
board of trustees before September 1, 2004, is governed by the law
in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and
that law is continued in effect for that purpose.