79R8269 PB-F
By: Delisi, Woolley H.B. No. 584
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 584:
By: Seaman C.S.H.B. No. 584
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reimbursement under certain health benefit plans for
services provided by licensed athletic trainers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1451.001, Insurance Code, as effective
April 1, 2005, is amended by adding Subdivision (8-a) to read as
follows:
(8-a) "Licensed athletic trainer" means an individual
licensed by the Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 1451, Insurance Code, as
effective April 1, 2005, is amended by adding Section 1451.1201 to
read as follows:
Sec. 1451.1201. SELECTION OF LICENSED ATHLETIC TRAINER. An
insured may select a licensed athletic trainer to provide the
services scheduled in the health insurance policy that are within
the scope of the athletic trainer's license.
SECTION 3. This Act applies only to a health insurance
policy or contract that is delivered, issued for delivery, or
renewed on or after January 1, 2006. A health insurance policy or
contract that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed before
January 1, 2006, is governed by the law as it existed immediately
before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.