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| 1 | 1 | 86R13733 PMO-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Sheffield H.B. No. 4392 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to health benefit coverage for chemical dependency. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 1368.004(a), Insurance Code, is amended | |
| 10 | 10 | to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | (a) A group health benefit plan shall provide coverage for | |
| 12 | 12 | the necessary care and treatment of chemical dependency, including | |
| 13 | 13 | outpatient rehabilitation. | |
| 14 | 14 | SECTION 2. Chapter 1368, Insurance Code, is amended by | |
| 15 | 15 | adding Section 1368.009 to read as follows: | |
| 16 | 16 | Sec. 1368.009. PROHIBITED CONSEQUENCE OF CLAIMS. An | |
| 17 | 17 | employer that provides group health benefit coverage subject to | |
| 18 | 18 | this chapter may not terminate an employee solely based on the | |
| 19 | 19 | employee filing a claim for the benefits. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 3. This Act applies only to a health benefit plan | |
| 21 | 21 | that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after | |
| 22 | 22 | January 1, 2020. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |