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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to insurance coverage for 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. 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 3. 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. |