81R8110 PMO-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 1742
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to coverage for prostate cancer screenings for men 40
years of age or older.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1362.003(b), Insurance Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) Coverage required under this section includes at a
minimum:
(1) a physical examination for the detection of
prostate cancer; and
(2) a prostate-specific antigen test used for the
detection of prostate cancer for each male who is 40 years of age or
older[:
[(A) is at least 50 years of age and is
asymptomatic; or
[(B) is at least 40 years of age and has a family
history of prostate cancer or another prostate cancer risk factor].
SECTION 2. This Act applies only to an insurance policy or
contract or evidence of coverage that is delivered, issued for
delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2010. An insurance
policy or contract or evidence of coverage delivered, issued for
delivery, or renewed before January 1, 2010, is governed by the law
as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and
that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.