Amend CSHB 2327 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1.02 of the bill, in added Section 843.3481(b)(4)(D), Insurance Code (page 2, line 14), between "preceding" and "year", insert "calendar".
(2) In SECTION 1.02 of the bill, in added Section 843.3481(c), Insurance Code (page 2, lines 26-28), strike "is required to supply, in lieu of any information withheld on the basis of copyright law or a licensing agreement," and substitute "may, instead of making that information publicly available on the health maintenance organization's Internet website, supply".
(3) In SECTION 1.04 of the bill, in added Section 1301.1351(b)(4)(D), Insurance Code (page 3, line 57), between "preceding" and "year", insert "calendar".
(4) In SECTION 1.04 of the bill, in added Section 1301.1351(c), Insurance Code (page 3, line 68, through page 4, line 1), strike "is required to supply, in lieu of any information withheld on the basis of copyright law or a licensing agreement," and substitute "may, instead of making that information publicly available on the insurer's Internet website, supply".
(5) In SECTION 2.03 of the bill, strike amended Section 4201.153(d), Insurance Code (page 5, lines 10-21), and substitute the following:
(d) Screening criteria must be used to determine only whether to approve the requested treatment. Before issuing an adverse determination, a utilization review agent must obtain a determination of medical necessity and appropriateness by referring a proposed [A] denial of requested treatment [must be referred] to an appropriate physician, dentist, or other health care provider [to determine medical necessity].
(6) In SECTION 2.04 of the bill, in added Section 4201.206(b), Insurance Code (page 5, lines 46-47), strike "who is of the same or a similar specialty as that physician".
(7) In SECTION 2.07 of the bill, in added Section 4201.357(a-1)(3)(A), Insurance Code (page 6, lines 56-57), strike "in this state to provide the service in this state" and substitute "in the United States".
(8) In SECTION 2.07 of the bill, in added Section 4201.357(a-1)(3)(B), Insurance Code (page 6, line 59), strike "in this state" and substitute "in the United States".