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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Department of State Health Services' purchase of |
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health benefit plans for certain individuals infected with HIV. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 85, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 85.066 to read as follows. |
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Sec. 85.066. HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. |
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(a) The department may purchase for individuals infected with HIV |
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who are enrolled in the HIV medication program established under |
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this subchapter health benefit plans that: |
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(1) provide the minimum essential coverage required |
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under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. |
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111-148); and |
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(2) cover the costs of HIV medications and of testing |
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and treatment for HIV. |
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(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall institute a |
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sliding fee scale to assist an eligible individual infected with |
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HIV with the cost of a premium, deductible, coinsurance, or other |
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cost-sharing payment related to a health benefit plan purchased |
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under this section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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Section 85.066, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |