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1	1	83R17460 PMO-D
2	2	By: Laubenberg H.J.R. No. 109
3	3	Substitute the following for H.J.R. No. 109:
4	4	By: Turner of Collin C.S.H.J.R. No. 109
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7	7	A JOINT RESOLUTION
8	8	proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain payments
9	9	for health care services and prohibiting requiring participation in
10	10	a mandatory health care system.
11	11	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by
13	13	adding Section 68 to read as follows:
14	14	Sec. 68. (a) In this section:
15	15	(1) "Direct payment" means any payment for health care
16	16	services provided to an individual or dependent of the individual
17	17	that is made by the individual or by an employer of the individual
18	18	who pays any portion of the service on behalf of the individual.
19	19	(2) "Health care system" means any public or private
20	20	entity, including a health insurer or health benefit plan, that for
21	21	the benefit of its participants manages, enrolls individuals in, or
22	22	makes full or partial payment for health care services.
23	23	(b) This state, an agency of this state, or a health care
24	24	system may not:
25	25	(1) impose a fine or penalty on an individual or the
26	26	individual's employer for direct payment for a health care service;
27	27	(2) prohibit a health care provider from, or fine or
28	28	penalize a health care provider for, billing for or accepting
29	29	direct payment for a health care service; or
30	30	(3) directly or indirectly require an individual,
31	31	employer, or health care provider to participate in a health care
32	32	system, including imposing a fine or penalty for failure to
33	33	participate.
34	34	(c) This section does not:
35	35	(1) affect which health care services a health care
36	36	provider or hospital is required to provide;
37	37	(2) affect which health care services are permitted by
38	38	law; or
39	39	(3) prohibit health care provided pursuant to a
40	40	workers' compensation claim.
41	41	(d) This section may not be construed to prohibit a
42	42	negotiated provision in any insurance contract, network agreement,
43	43	or other provider agreement contractually limiting copayments,
44	44	coinsurance, deductibles, or other patient charges.
45	45	SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
46	46	submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2013.
47	47	The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
48	48	proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing certain
49	49	payments for health care services and prohibiting requiring
50	50	participation in a mandatory health care system."