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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of a temporary health insurance risk |
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pool. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1510.002, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1510.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF TEMPORARY HEALTH INSURANCE |
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RISK POOL. To the extent that federal funds become available under |
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federal law[, regulation, or executive action after March 1, 2017], |
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the commissioner may: |
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(1) apply for such funds; and |
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(2) use such funds to establish and administer a |
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temporary health insurance risk pool for the purposes of this |
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chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1510.008(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioner may apply to the United States |
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secretary of health and human services: |
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(1) under 42 U.S.C. Section 18052 for a waiver of |
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applicable provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care |
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Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148) and any applicable regulations or |
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guidance; or |
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(2) under any applicable provision of federal law |
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[enacted on or after May 1, 2017,] for a waiver of applicable |
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provisions of any federal law, regulations, or guidance with |
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respect to health insurance coverage consistent with Section |
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1510.003. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1510.012(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Beginning June 1, 2020 [2018], not later than June 1 of |
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each year, the department shall submit a report to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives. |
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SECTION 4. Section 1510.013, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1510.013. EXPIRATION OF CHAPTER. This chapter |
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expires August 31, 2021 [2019]. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |