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AN ACT
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relating to long-term care insurance for state employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 1552, Insurance Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 1552. [GROUP] LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES |
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SECTION 2. Section 1552.002, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1552.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. (a) The board of |
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trustees may establish a [group] long-term care insurance program |
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to provide long-term care insurance coverage for: |
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(1) an individual eligible to participate in the |
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program provided by Chapter 1551 as an employee or annuitant; |
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(2) the spouse, parent, or grandparent of an employee |
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or annuitant; and |
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(3) a parent of a spouse described by Subdivision (2). |
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(b) The board of trustees may not implement a [group] |
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long-term care insurance program unless any cost or administrative |
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burden associated with the development of, implementation of, or |
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communications about the program is incidental. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1552.003, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1552.003. ADMINISTERING FIRM. The board of trustees |
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may select an administering firm to administer the [group] |
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long-term care insurance program under contract with the board. |
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SECTION 4. Section 1552.005(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The [group] long-term care insurance program is not part |
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of the group coverages offered under Chapter 1551. |
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SECTION 5. Section 1552.006, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1552.006. RULES. The board of trustees may adopt rules |
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as necessary to implement this chapter, including rules specifying |
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the coverage to be offered under the [group] long-term care |
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insurance program. |
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SECTION 6. Section 1552.004, Insurance Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 7. The Employees Retirement System of Texas shall |
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ensure that all group long-term care insurance coverage in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act under Chapter |
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1552, Insurance Code, continues to be administered in accordance |
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with Chapter 1552, Insurance Code, as it existed immediately before |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 392 was passed by the House on April |
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12, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 392 was passed by the Senate on May |
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10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |