BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 1036 |
By: Thompson, Senfronia |
Insurance |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties note that individuals with certain breast tissue may require advanced types of mammogram screenings to detect if a tumor is present. The parties contend that insurance coverage for such screenings is essential to ensure treatment advantages available to an individual whose breast cancer is detected in its early stages. C.S.H.B. 1036 seeks to provide coverage for additional forms of low-dose mammography under certain health benefit plans.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 1036 amends the Insurance Code to include digital mammography and breast tomosynthesis as forms of low-dose mammography for which a health benefit plan that provides coverage to a female who is 35 years of age or older must provide coverage in an annual screening for the presence of occult breast cancer. The bill defines "breast tomosynthesis" as a radiologic mammography procedure that involves the acquisition of projection images over a stationary breast to produce cross-sectional digital three-dimensional images of the breast from which applicable breast cancer screening diagnoses may be determined. The bill revises, and provides certain exceptions to, the applicability of statutory provisions relating to mammography benefits as amended by the bill. The bill's provisions apply only to a health benefit plan that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2018.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 1036 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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