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1		-	By: Sheffield (Senate Sponsor - Creighton) H.B. No. 1514
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2015;
3		-	May 12, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Business
4		-	and Commerce; May 19, 2015, reported favorably by the following
5		-	vote: Yeas 5, Nays 3; May 19, 2015, sent to printer.)
6		-	Click here to see the committee vote
	1	+	H.B. No. 1514
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9		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
10	4		AN ACT
11	5		relating to health insurance identification cards issued by
12	6		qualified health plan issuers.
13	7		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14	8		SECTION 1. Title 8, Insurance Code, is amended by adding
15	9		Subtitle L to read as follows:
16	10		SUBTITLE L. QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN MANDATORY DISCLOSURES
17	11		CHAPTER 1693. QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN IDENTIFICATION CARDS
18	12		Sec. 1693.001. DEFINITIONS. Except as provided by Section
19	13		1693.003, in this chapter, "enrollee," "exchange," "qualified
20	14		health plan," and "qualified health plan issuer" have the meanings
21	15		assigned by 45 C.F.R. Section 155.20 as that section existed on
22	16		January 1, 2015.
23	17		Sec. 1693.002. REQUIRED INFORMATION. An identification
24	18		card or other similar document issued by a qualified health plan
25	19		issuer to an enrollee of a qualified health plan purchased through
26	20		an exchange must, in addition to any requirement under other law,
27	21		including Sections 843.209, 1301.162, and 1369.153, display on the
28	22		card or document in a location of the issuer's choice the acronym
29	23		"QHP."
30	24		Sec. 1693.003. COMMISSIONER DETERMINATIONS REGARDING
31	25		FEDERAL REGULATIONS. (a) The commissioner shall monitor 45 C.F.R.
32	26		Section 155.20 for amendments to the definitions listed in Section
33	27		1693.001 and determine if it is in the best interest of the state to
34	28		adopt an amended definition for purposes of this chapter. If the
35	29		commissioner determines that it is in the best interest of the state
36	30		to adopt the amended definition, the commissioner by rule shall
37	31		adopt the amended definition.
38	32		(b) In making the determination about an amendment, the
39	33		commissioner shall consider, in addition to other factors
40	34		affecting the public interest, the beneficial and adverse effects
41	35		the amendment may have on:
42	36		(1) individuals who are receiving medical care and
43	37		health care services in this state; and
44	38		(2) health care providers and physicians.
45	39		Sec. 1693.004. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. The commissioner
46	40		shall prepare a report of a determination made under Section
47	41		1693.003, including an explanation of the reasons for the
48	42		determination, and file the report with the presiding officer of
49	43		each house of the legislature not later than the 30th day after the
50	44		date the determination is made.
51	45		Sec. 1693.005. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules as
52	46		necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.
53	47		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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	48	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	49	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	50	+	I certify that H.B. No. 1514 was passed by the House on May
	51	+	11, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 8, 2 present, not
	52	+	voting.
	53	+	______________________________
	54	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	55	+	I certify that H.B. No. 1514 was passed by the Senate on May
	56	+	26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.
	57	+	______________________________
	58	+	Secretary of the Senate
	59	+	APPROVED: _____________________
	60	+	Date
	61	+	_____________________
	62	+	Governor