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AN ACT
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relating to premium payment assistance for insurance coverage for |
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hemophilia medical 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 in |
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obtaining insurance by providing premium payment assistance. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1038 was passed by the House on April |
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22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 14, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1038 was passed by the Senate on May |
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26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |