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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the preexisting condition exclusion period under the |
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Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1506.155(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by this section and Section 1506.056, |
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pool coverage excludes charges or expenses incurred before the |
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expiration of 90 days from [first anniversary of] the effective |
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date of coverage with regard to any condition for which: |
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(1) the existence of symptoms would cause an |
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ordinarily prudent person to seek diagnosis, care, or treatment |
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within the six-month period preceding the effective date of |
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coverage; or |
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(2) medical advice, care, or treatment was recommended |
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or received during the six-month period preceding the effective |
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date of coverage. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to an application for |
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coverage under the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool that is filed |
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with the pool on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application filed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the application was filed, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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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, 2009. |