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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of a student health center of an |
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institution of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 51.953, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.953. [CERTAIN REVENUE RECEIVED FROM] STUDENT HEALTH |
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CENTER [SERVICES]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.953, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows: |
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(c) The student health center of an institution of higher |
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education shall assist a student or other person entitled to obtain |
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health care services from the health center in receiving benefits |
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under a health benefit plan by filing or having a claim filed with |
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the health benefit plan issuer on behalf of the student or other |
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person. |
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(d) An institution of higher education on behalf of the |
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institution's student health center located within the geographic |
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service area of a health benefit plan may contract with the health |
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benefit plan issuer to provide health care services under the plan |
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to students or other persons entitled to obtain health care |
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services from the health center who are covered by the plan. |
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(e) Not later than January 15 of each year, the governing |
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board of an institution of higher education shall report to the |
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legislature the amount of the following sources of income for |
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funding the institution's student health center: |
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(1) money received from student fees and charges; |
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(2) money received from the operation of the student |
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health center's pharmacy; |
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(3) money received as a result of a claim filed by or |
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on behalf of the institution's student health center under a health |
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benefit plan sponsored by or administered on behalf of the |
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institution; and |
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(4) money received as a result of a claim filed by or |
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on behalf of the institution's student health center under a health |
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benefit plan other than a plan sponsored by or administered on |
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behalf of the institution. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |