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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to coverage for prescription contraceptive drugs and |
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devices and related services under certain standard health benefit |
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plans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1369.102, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1369.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This |
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subchapter applies only to a health benefit plan, including a small |
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employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501, that |
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provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a |
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result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an |
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individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or |
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insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an |
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individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage |
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document that is offered by: |
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(1) an insurance company; |
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(2) a group hospital service corporation operating |
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under Chapter 842; |
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(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under |
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Chapter 885; |
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(4) a stipulated premium company operating under |
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Chapter 884; |
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(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942; |
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(6) a health maintenance organization operating under |
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Chapter 843; |
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(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds |
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a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or |
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(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that |
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holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844. |
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(b) This subchapter applies to a standard health benefit |
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plan issued in accordance with Chapter 1507. |
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SECTION 2. The heading of Section 1507.004, Insurance |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1507.004. STANDARD HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS AUTHORIZED; |
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS [REQUIREMENT]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1507.004, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Any standard health benefit plan that provides benefits |
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for prescription drugs or devices must include coverage for |
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prescription contraceptive drugs and devices and related services |
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as required by Subchapter C, Chapter 1369. |
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SECTION 4. Section 1507.054, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1507.054. STANDARD HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS AUTHORIZED; |
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. (a) A health maintenance organization |
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authorized to issue an evidence of coverage in this state may offer |
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one or more standard health benefit plans. |
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(b) Any standard health benefit plan that provides benefits |
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for prescription drugs or devices must include coverage for |
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prescription contraceptive drugs and devices and related services |
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as required by Subchapter C, Chapter 1369. |
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SECTION 5. This Act applies only to a standard health |
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benefit plan that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on |
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or after January 1, 2008. A standard health benefit plan that is |
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delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed before January 1, 2008, |
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is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for |
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this purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |