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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the coverage of emergency contraceptive drugs by health |
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benefit plans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 1369, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1369.1035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1369.1035. EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE REQUIRED. |
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(a) In this section, "emergency contraceptive" means a drug |
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containing an elevated dose of hormones that: |
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(1) is used postcoitally; |
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(2) prevents pregnancy by preventing fertilization of |
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an egg or preventing implantation of a fertilized egg in a uterus; |
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and |
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(3) is approved by the United States Food and Drug |
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Administration. |
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(b) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for |
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prescription contraceptive drugs must provide coverage for |
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emergency contraceptive drugs at least once per year without a |
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prescription for each enrollee. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1369.1035, Insurance Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a health benefit plan that is delivered, |
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issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |