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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reciprocity agreements between air ambulance companies |
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operating a subscription program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 773.011, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d-1) and amending Subsection (e) to |
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read as follows: |
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(d-1) An air ambulance company that operates a subscription |
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program under this section shall, in accordance with executive |
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commissioner rules, enter into a reciprocity agreement with each |
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other air ambulance company in this state that operates a |
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subscription program to ensure maximum geographic coverage for |
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patients covered under a subscription program. |
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(e) The Insurance Code does not apply to a subscription |
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program established or a reciprocity agreement entered into under |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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Section 773.011, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |