86R821 JG-D
By: Springer H.B. No. 463
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reciprocity agreements between air ambulance companies
operating a subscription program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 773.011, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (d-1) and amending Subsection (e) to
read as follows:
(d-1) An air ambulance company that operates a subscription
program under this section shall, in accordance with executive
commissioner rules, enter into a reciprocity agreement with each
other air ambulance company in this state that operates a
subscription program to ensure maximum geographic coverage for
patients covered under a subscription program.
(e) The Insurance Code does not apply to a subscription
program established or a reciprocity agreement entered into under
this section.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement
Section 773.011, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.