By: Miller of Fort Bend, Flynn, Fallon H.B. No. 3307
(Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa)
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2015;
May 11, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 21, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the Employees Retirement System of
Texas to make available a TRICARE Military Health System
supplemental plan.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, is
amended by adding Section 1551.227 to read as follows:
Sec. 1551.227. TRICARE MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM SUPPLEMENTAL
PLAN. (a) The board of trustees shall make available a TRICARE
Military Health System supplemental plan to an employee or
annuitant who waives coverage under the basic coverage plan under
Section 1551.1045 and is eligible for benefits under the TRICARE
Military Health System. The board of trustees may not contribute to
the cost of the supplemental plan, including the premium cost.
(b) A plan offered under this section must be considered a
permissible offering to TRICARE participants and beneficiaries
under 10 U.S.C. Section 1097c.
(c) The board of trustees may adopt rules necessary to
implement this section, including rules regarding eligibility for
the plan, available insurance products, and enrollment in the plan.
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.
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