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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to incentives offered in relation to certain health |
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benefit plans for participation in programs promoting disease |
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prevention, wellness, and health. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 1201, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1201.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1201.013. PROGRAMS PROMOTING DISEASE PREVENTION, |
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WELLNESS, AND HEALTH. (a) An insurer issuing an accident and |
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health insurance policy may establish premium discounts, rebates, |
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or a reduction in otherwise applicable copayments, coinsurance, or |
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deductibles, or any combination of these incentives, for an insured |
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who participates in programs promoting disease prevention, |
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wellness, and health. |
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(b) A discount, rebate, or reduction established under this |
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section does not violate Section 541.056(a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 1501.107(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A small or large employer health benefit plan issuer may |
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establish premium discounts, rebates, or a reduction in otherwise |
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applicable copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles, or any |
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combination of these incentives, in return for participation in |
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[adherence to] programs promoting [of health promotion and] disease |
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prevention, wellness, and health. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |