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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disclosures required in connection with the issuance of |
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certain health benefit plans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1507.006(b), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Each applicant for initial coverage [and each
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policyholder on renewal of coverage] must sign the disclosure |
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statement provided by the health carrier under Subsection (a) and |
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return the statement to the health carrier. Under a group policy or |
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contract, the term "applicant" means the employer. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1507.056(b), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Each applicant for initial enrollment [and each
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contract holder on renewal] must sign the disclosure statement |
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provided by the health maintenance organization under Subsection |
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(a) and return the statement to the health maintenance |
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organization. Under a group evidence of coverage, the term |
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"applicant" means the employer. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a policy or evidence of coverage delivered, issued for delivery, |
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or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. A policy or |
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evidence of coverage delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it |
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existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |