84R21113 KKR-D
By: Sheffield, Alonzo H.B. No. 1038
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to premium payment assistance for insurance coverage for
hemophilia medical treatment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 41.002, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) In addition to providing financial assistance under
Subsection (c), the department may assist an eligible person in
obtaining insurance by providing premium payment assistance.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.