HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    Insurance 

TIME & DATE:  9:00 AM, Tuesday, May 17, 2022 

PLACE:       E2.014 
CHAIR:       Rep. Tom Oliverson 

 

The House Committee on Insurance will meet to hear invited testimony only over the following Interim charges.

 

If the Committee does not complete its hearing of all invited testimony, it will recess to Wednesday, May 18, at 9:00 a.m. in Room E2.014 to continue hearing invited testimony only on these interim charges.

 

1. Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 87th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:

 

·                HB 18, relating to the establishment of the prescription drug savings program for certain uninsured individuals;

·                HB 3459, relating to preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and utilization review for certain health benefit plans;

·                HB 3752, relating to the offering of health benefit coverage by subsidiaries of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company;

·                HB 3924, relating to health benefits offered by certain nonprofit agricultural organizations;

·                SB 1137, relating to the required disclosure of prices for certain items and services provided by certain medical facilities;

·                HB 2090, relating to the establishment of a statewide all payor claims database and health care cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and third-party administrators;

·                SB 790, relating to county authority to balance bill for county air ambulance services.

 

5. Study the impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 decision in Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association and the federal No Surprises Act(2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law No. 116-620) on the Texas insurance market.

 

·                Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association;

·                Federal No Surprises Act(2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law No. 116-620);

·                SB 1264(86R), relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by certain out-of-network providers;

·                HB 1919, relating to certain prohibited practices for certain health benefit plan issuers and pharmacy benefit managers;

·                HB 1763, relating to the contractual relationship between a pharmacist or pharmacy and a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager.

 

 

Electronic public comments will be available for:

 

HB 18

HB 3459

HB 3752

HB 3924

SB 1137

HB 2090

SB 790

Rutledge vs. PMCA

Federal No Surprises Act

SB 1264

HB 1919

HB 1763

 

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person

witness registration, can be found here:

https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

 

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here:

https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

 

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location and health

and safety protocols for attending this meeting are available here:

https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

 

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c320

 

 

 

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.