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Amend HB 2732 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 13-17 and substitute the following:
(2) "Dedicated personal insurer" means an entity authorized to issue an insurance policy to a designated insurable individual under Section 889.102.
(3) "Designated insurable individual" means an individual with whom a dedicated personal insurer has the relationship required by Section 889.051.
(4) "Qualified dependent" means a dependent that is a qualified child as defined by 26 U.S.C. Section 152(c).
(2) On page 2, strike lines 13-24 and substitute the following:
Sec. 889.052. CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), for a health insurance policy issued by a dedicated personal insurer, the insurer shall maintain capital equal to or greater than $100,000.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the designated insurable individual is the only individual covered by a health insurance policy, the capital required for the policy is:
(3) On page 4, line 14, between "individual" and the semicolon, insert "and, if intended to be covered or insured, the individual's spouse and each of the individual's qualified dependents".
(4) On page 4, strike line 17 and renumber subsequent subdivisions accordingly.
(5) On page 4, line 18, strike "each".
(6) On page 4, strike line 19 and substitute "an insurance policy to be authorized;".
(7) On page 5, line 10, strike "MODIFICATION AND".
(8) On page 5, line 12, strike "or modification".
(9) On page 5, lines 14-15, strike "or modification".
(10) On page 6, strike lines 1-5 and substitute the following:
(3) the following language: "Only the designated insurable individual, the individual's spouse, and the individual's qualified dependents may be covered or insured by an insurance policy authorized by this certificate";
(4) the aggregate policy limits for a policy authorized to be issued;
(11) On page 6, strike lines 12-14 and substitute the following:
authority may issue a health insurance policy only to the designated insurable individual, consistent with the limitations of that certificate and this chapter.
(12) On page 6, line 16, between "authority" and "may", insert ", the individual's spouse, and the individual's qualified dependents".
(13) On page 6, line 27, strike "(a)".
(14) On page 7, strike lines 5-19 and substitute the following:
requirements; or
(2) surrender the insurer's limited certificate of authority to the department.
(15) On page 8, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following subchapter and redesignate subsequent subchapters and sections accordingly:
SUBCHAPTER E. PRIVACY
Sec. 889.201. PRIVACY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may not disclose:
(1) personal identifying information of a designated insurable individual, the individual's spouse, and the individual's qualified dependents; or
(2) identifying and financial information of an applicant for a limited certificate of authority as a dedicated personal insurer.
(b) The department may disclose information described by Subsection (a) if the individual or entity requesting the information demonstrates in the manner prescribed by the commissioner that:
(1) the designated insurable individual or dedicated personal insurer that is the subject of the information request has provided written consent for the disclosure to the requestor; or
(2) the use of the information will be strictly limited to the performance of a governmental agency's or court's functions by that agency or court or a private individual or entity acting on behalf of the agency or court.