Amend HB 351 on third reading as follows:

(1)  On page 1, strike lines 10 and 11.

(2)  On page 1, line 12, strike "(2)" and substitute "(1)".

(3)  On page 1, line 13, between "compensation" and "policy", insert "insurance".

(4)  On page 1, line 15, strike "(3)" and substitute "(2)".

(5)  On page 2, lines 2 and 3, strike "for medical benefits and other benefits required by Chapter 408, Labor Code" and substitute "by workers' compensation insurance".

(6)  On page 2, strike lines 6 through 7 and substitute the following:

(c)  A group accident and health insurance policy offered as part of a packaged plan must be

(7)  On page 2, strike lines 11 through 27.

(8)  On page 3, line 5, strike "medical benefits under this section" and substitute "insurance".

(9)  On page 3, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and renumber subsequent subsections and cross-references to those subsections accordingly:

(____)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an accident and health insurance company or workers' compensation insurance company that contracts to provide a packaged plan under this chapter is subject to the requirements imposed on an insurance company under this code for the company's respective lines of insurance, including the payment of premium and maintenance taxes, maintenance of reserves, and membership in a guaranty association.

(10)  Strike page 3, line 6 through page 4, line 15.

(11)  On page 4, line 16, strike "2056.007" and substitute "2056.003".

(12)  On page 4, strike lines 17 through 26 and substitute the following:

as necessary to implement this chapter.

(13)  On page 4, between lines 26 and 27, insert the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Chapter 2056, Insurance Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a workers' compensation insurance policy and a group accident and health insurance policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024.