86R13733 PMO-D
By: Sheffield H.B. No. 4392
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to health benefit coverage for chemical dependency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1368.004(a), Insurance Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A group health benefit plan shall provide coverage for
the necessary care and treatment of chemical dependency, including
outpatient rehabilitation.
SECTION 2. Chapter 1368, Insurance Code, is amended by
adding Section 1368.009 to read as follows:
Sec. 1368.009. PROHIBITED CONSEQUENCE OF CLAIMS. An
employer that provides group health benefit coverage subject to
this chapter may not terminate an employee solely based on the
employee filing a claim for the benefits.
SECTION 3. This Act applies only to a health benefit plan
that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after
January 1, 2020.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.