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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to insurance premium payment assistance for certain |
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persons who have hemophilia and are unable to pay the entire cost of |
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treatment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.002, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) In addition to providing financial assistance under |
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Subsection (c), the department may assist an eligible person by |
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providing premium payment assistance for insurance coverage. |
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SECTION 2. Section 41.004, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A] person is |
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not eligible to receive services provided by this chapter: |
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(1) to the extent that another person with a legal |
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obligation to provide for the person's care and treatment is |
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financially able to pay for all or part of the services provided by |
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this chapter; or |
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(2) to the extent that the person or a person with a |
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legal obligation to support the person is eligible for some other |
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benefit that would pay for all or part of the services provided by |
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this chapter. |
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(c) A person is not ineligible to receive services provided |
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by this chapter solely because the person receives benefits through |
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the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool under Chapter 1506, Insurance |
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Code. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 1506, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1506.1535 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1506.1535. PARTICIPANTS IN HEMOPHILIA ASSISTANCE |
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PROGRAM. Notwithstanding Section 1506.153, an individual is |
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eligible for coverage from the pool if the individual receives |
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financial assistance under the hemophilia assistance program |
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described by Section 41.002, Health and Safety Code. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |