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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Regional or Local Health Care Programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 2, Subtitle C, Chapter 75, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended by to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 75.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Employee" means an individual employed by an |
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employer. The term includes a partner of a partnership and the |
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proprietor of a sole proprietorship. |
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(2) "Governing body" means: |
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(A) the commissioners courts of the counties |
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participating in a regional health care program; |
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(B) the commissioners court of a county |
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participating in a local health care program; or |
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(C) the governing body of the joint council, |
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nonprofit entity exempt from federal taxation, or other entity that |
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operates a regional or local health care program or three - share |
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premium assistance programs including, but not limited to, |
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TexHealth Central Texas. |
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(3) "Local health care program" means a local health |
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care program operating in one county and established for the |
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benefit of the employees of small employers under Subchapter B. |
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(4) "Regional health care program" means a regional |
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health care program operating in two or more counties and |
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established for the benefit of the employees of small employers |
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under Subchapter B. |
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(5) "Small employer" means a person who employed an |
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average of at least two employees but not more than 50 employees on |
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business days during the preceding calendar year and who employs at |
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least two employees on the first day of the plan year. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |