HB 1919, Senate committee printing, as follows:                              
	(1)  Insert a new SECTION of the bill, appropriately 
numbered, to read as follows:
	SECTION ___.  The heading to Subchapter A, Chapter 1355, 
Insurance Code, is amended to read as follows:
	SUBCHAPTER A. GROUP HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN COVERAGE
	FOR CERTAIN SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES AND OTHER DISORDERS
	(2)  Insert a new SECTION of the bill, appropriately 
numbered, to read as follows:
	SECTION ___.  Section 1355.001, Insurance Code, is amended by 
amending Subdivision (1) and by adding Subdivisions (3) and (4) to 
read as follows:
		(1)  "Serious mental illness" means the following 
psychiatric illnesses as defined by the American Psychiatric 
Association in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM):
			(A)  bipolar disorders (hypomanic, manic, 
depressive, and mixed);          
			(B)  depression in childhood and adolescence;                                
			(C)  major depressive disorders (single episode 
or recurrent);             
			(D)  obsessive-compulsive disorders;                                         
			(E)  paranoid and other psychotic disorders;                                 
			(F)  [pervasive developmental disorders;                    
			[(G)]  schizo-affective disorders (bipolar or 
depressive); and
			(G) [(H)]  schizophrenia.                            
		(3)  "Autism spectrum disorder" means a 
neurobiological disorder that includes autism, Asperger's 
syndrome, or Pervasive Developmental Disorder--Not Otherwise 
Specified.
		(4)  "Neurobiological disorder" means an illness of the 
nervous system caused by genetic, metabolic, or other biological 
factors.
	(3)  Insert a new SECTION of the bill, appropriately 
numbered, to read as follows:
	SECTION ___.  Subchapter A, Chapter 1355, Insurance Code, is 
amended by  adding Section 1355.015 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1355.015.  REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN.  (a)  
At a minimum, a health benefit plan must provide coverage as 
provided by this section to an enrollee older than two years of age 
and younger than six years of age who is diagnosed with autism 
spectrum disorder.  If an enrollee who is being treated for autism 
spectrum disorder becomes six years of age or older and continues to 
need treatment, this subsection does not preclude coverage of 
treatment and services described by Subsection (b).
	(b)  The health benefit plan must provide coverage under this 
section to the enrollee for all generally recognized services 
prescribed in relation to autism spectrum disorder by the 
enrollee's primary care physician in the treatment plan recommended 
by that physician.  An individual providing treatment prescribed 
under this subsection must be a health care practitioner:
		(1)  who is licensed, certified, or registered by an 
appropriate agency of this state;
		(2)  whose professional credential is recognized and 
accepted by an appropriate agency of the United States; or
		(3)  who is certified as a provider under the TRICARE 
military health system.
	(c)  For purposes of Subsection (b), "generally recognized 
services" may include services such as:
		(1)  evaluation and assessment services;                               
		(2)  applied behavior analysis;                                        
		(3)  behavior training and behavior management;                        
		(4)  speech therapy;                                                   
		(5)  occupational therapy;                                             
		(6)  physical therapy; or                                              
		(7)  medications or nutritional supplements used to 
address symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.
	(d)  Coverage under Subsection (b) may be subject to annual 
deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance that are consistent with 
annual deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance required for other 
coverage under the health benefit plan.
	(e)  Notwithstanding any other law, this section does not 
apply to a standard health benefit plan provided under Chapter 
1507.
	(4)  Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.