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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to who is a dependent for the purposes of the Texas |
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Employees Group Benefits Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1551.004(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In this chapter, "dependent" with respect to an |
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individual eligible to participate in the group benefits program |
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under Section 1551.101 or 1551.102 means the individual's: |
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(1) spouse; |
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(2) unmarried child younger than 25 years of age; |
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(3) child of any age who the board of trustees |
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determines lives with or has the child's care provided by the |
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individual on a regular basis if: |
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(A) the child is mentally retarded or physically |
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incapacitated to the extent that the child is dependent on the |
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individual for care or support, as determined by the board of |
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trustees; |
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(B) the child's coverage under this chapter has |
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not lapsed; and |
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(C) the child is at least 25 years old and was |
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enrolled as a participant in the health benefits coverage under the |
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group benefits program on the date of the child's 25th birthday; |
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[and] |
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(4) child of any age who is unmarried, for purposes of |
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health benefit coverage under this chapter, on expiration of the |
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child's continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus |
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Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Pub. L. No. 99-272) and its |
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subsequent amendments; and |
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(5) parent who: |
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(A) is at least 62 years of age; |
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(B) lives with the individual on a regular basis; |
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and |
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(C) is not eligible for Medicaid or any group |
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health benefit plan, other than the Texas Health Insurance Risk |
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Pool, regardless of the parent's eligibility for social security |
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benefits. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |