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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.