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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of an insured to select a pharmacist under |
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the insured's health insurance policy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1451.001, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (13-a) to read as follows: |
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(13-a) "Pharmacist" means an individual licensed to |
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practice pharmacy by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 1451, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1451.128 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1451.128. SELECTION OF PHARMACIST. An insured may |
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select a pharmacist to provide the services scheduled in the health |
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insurance policy that are within the scope of the pharmacist's |
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license to practice pharmacy under Subtitle J, Title 3, Occupations |
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Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1451.128, Insurance Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to an insurance policy delivered, issued for |
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delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2020. An insurance |
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policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed before January 1, |
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2020, is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |