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By: Elkins (Senate Sponsor - Van de Putte) |
H.B. No. 3625 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2009; |
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May 4, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 21, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 21, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to deadlines regarding certain preauthorization requests |
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affecting workers' compensation health care networks. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1305.353(d), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) For services not described under Subsection (e) or (f), |
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the determination under Subsection (c) must be issued and |
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transmitted not later than the third working [calendar] day after |
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the date the request is received. For the purposes of this |
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subsection, "working day" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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4201.002. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to review of a workers' compensation benefit requiring |
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preauthorization under Chapter 1305, Insurance Code, that is |
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initiated on or after the effective date of this Act. A review |
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initiated before that date is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date that the review was initiated, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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