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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on House Bill 2327 (preauthorization of |
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certain medical care and health care services by certain health |
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benefit plan issuers and to the regulation of utilization review, |
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independent review, and peer review for health benefit plan and |
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workers' compensation coverage) to consider and take action on the |
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following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit the |
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conference committee to amend text not in disagreement in proposed |
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SECTION 3.02 of the bill, in the transition language, to read as |
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follows: |
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SECTION 3.02. The changes in law made by Article 2 of this |
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Act apply only to utilization, independent, or peer review |
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requested on or after September 1, 2020. Utilization, independent, |
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or peer review requested before September 1, 2020, is governed by |
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the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this |
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Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to delay the |
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implementation of Article 2 of the bill by a year. |