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Texas Senate Bill SB1406

Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1-By: Creighton, et al. S.B. No. 1406
2- (Smithee, Fallon)
1+S.B. No. 1406
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5- A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
64 AN ACT
75 relating to the authority of the commissioner of insurance to
86 request a state innovation waiver for certain small group health
97 benefit plans of certain federal actuarial value and level of
108 coverage requirements.
119 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1210 SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1501, Insurance Code, is
1311 amended by adding Section 1501.2561 to read as follows:
1412 Sec. 1501.2561. WAIVER OF CERTAIN FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.
1513 The commissioner may apply to and negotiate with the United States
1614 secretary of health and human services to obtain a waiver under 42
1715 U.S.C. Section 18052 for small employer health benefit plans of the
1816 actuarial value requirements and related levels of health plan
1917 coverage requirements imposed under 42 U.S.C. Section 18022(d)(3).
2018 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
2119 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2220 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
2321 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2422 Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
23+ ______________________________ ______________________________
24+ President of the Senate Speaker of the House
25+ I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1406 passed the Senate on
26+ April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
27+ ______________________________
28+ Secretary of the Senate
29+ I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1406 passed the House on
30+ May 10, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, one
31+ present not voting.
32+ ______________________________
33+ Chief Clerk of the House
34+ Approved:
35+ ______________________________
36+ Date
37+ ______________________________
38+ Governor