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	Amend CSHB 765 by inserting the following appropriately 
numbered SECTION and renumbering SECTIONS of the bill 
appropriately:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter E, Chapter 1251, Insurance Code, is 
amended by adding Section 1251.202 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1251.202.  NOTICE REGARDING CERTAIN EMPLOYER HEALTH 
BENEFIT PLANS.  (a)  In this section, "standard health benefit plan" 
means a plan offered under Article 3.80, Article 20A.09N, or 
Chapter 1507.
	(b)  If an employer offers to employees a standard health 
benefit plan, the employer shall:
		(1)  provide a copy of the disclosure statement provided 
to the employer by the plan issuer under Section 6, Article 3.80, 
Article 20A.09N(g), Section 1507.006, or Section 1507.056 to:
			(A)  each employee:                                                   
				(i)  before the employee initially enrolls in 
the plan, unless the employee received notice under Paragraph (B) 
on or after the 90th day before the date the employee initially 
enrolls; and
				(ii)  not later than the 30th day before the 
date the employee renews enrollment in the plan; and
			(B)  each prospective employee before the 
prospective employee is hired by the employer; and
		(2)  obtain a copy of the notice signed by the employee 
or prospective employee at the time the notice is provided.
	(c)  The employer must:                                                 
		(1)  retain the signed disclosure statement in the 
employer's records; and
		(2)  on request of the commissioner, provide the signed 
disclosure statement to the department.