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By: Vo (Senate Sponsor - Campbell) |
H.B. No. 3911 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 2, 2019; |
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May 3, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Business & |
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Commerce; May 19, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 19, 2019, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the examination by the commissioner of insurance of |
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certain insurers' network quality and adequacy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 1301.0056(a) and (d), Insurance Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioner shall [may] examine an insurer to |
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determine the quality and adequacy of a network used by a preferred |
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provider benefit plan or an exclusive provider benefit plan offered |
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by the insurer under this chapter. An insurer is subject to a |
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qualifying examination of the insurer's preferred provider benefit |
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plans and exclusive provider benefit plans and subsequent quality |
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of care and network adequacy examinations by the commissioner at |
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least once every three [five] years and whenever the commissioner |
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considers an examination necessary. Documentation provided to the |
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commissioner during an examination conducted under this section is |
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confidential and is not subject to disclosure as public information |
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under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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(d) The department shall deposit an assessment collected |
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under this section to the credit of the account described by Section |
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401.156(a) [Texas Department of Insurance operating account]. |
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Money deposited under this subsection shall be used to pay the |
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salaries and expenses of examiners and all other expenses relating |
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to the examination of insurers under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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