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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information required on pharmacy benefit |
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identification cards. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1369.153, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1369.153. INFORMATION REQUIRED ON IDENTIFICATION |
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CARD. (a) An issuer of a health benefit plan that provides |
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pharmacy benefits to enrollees shall include on the front of the |
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identification card of each enrollee: |
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(1) the name or logo of the entity administering the |
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pharmacy benefits if the entity is different from the health |
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benefit plan issuer; |
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(2) the group number applicable to the enrollee; |
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(3) the identification number of the enrollee, which |
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may not be the enrollee's social security number; |
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(4) the bank identification number necessary for |
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electronic billing; |
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(5) [(3)] the effective date and expected expiration |
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date of the coverage evidenced by the card; |
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(6) [(4)] a telephone number for contacting an |
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appropriate person to obtain information relating to the pharmacy |
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benefits provided under the plan; and |
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(7) [(5)] copayment and deductible information for |
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generic and brand-name prescription drugs. |
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(b) In addition to complying with Subsection (a), an issuer |
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of a health benefit plan may provide the information required under |
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Subsection (a) in electronically readable form on the back of the |
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identification card. |
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(c) This section does not require a health benefit plan |
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issuer that administers its own pharmacy benefits to issue an |
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identification card separate from any identification card issued to |
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an enrollee to evidence coverage under the plan if the |
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identification card issued to evidence coverage contains the |
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information required by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to an insurance policy or |
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contract or evidence of coverage that is delivered, issued for |
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delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2010. An insurance |
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policy or contract or evidence of coverage delivered, issued for |
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delivery, or renewed before January 1, 2010, is governed by the law |
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as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |