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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to health insurance coverage for services provided by |
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chiropractic assistants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1451.109, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A health insurance policy issuer may not deny payment or |
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reimbursement to, or reimburse at a lower rate, a chiropractor who, |
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in accordance with Section 201.451, Occupations Code, delegates to |
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an assistant a task or procedure relating to the provision of a |
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service by the chiropractor that is within the scope of the |
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chiropractor's license, regardless of whether the chiropractor is |
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physically present when the assistant performs the task or |
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procedure. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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1451.109, Insurance Code, apply only to a health benefit plan that |
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is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A plan delivered, issued for delivery, |
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or renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, |
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and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |