87R16182 MEW-D
By: Leach H.B. No. 1342
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1342:
By: Parker C.S.H.B. No. 1342
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of certain health information and other
information to school districts and other participating entities in
the Texas school employees uniform group health coverage program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 1579, Insurance Code, is
amended by adding Section 1579.010 to read as follows:
Sec. 1579.010. PARTICIPATING ENTITY REQUEST FOR CERTAIN
INFORMATION. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the trustee shall
provide to a participating entity any de-identified health
information, enrollment information, or other relevant information
available to the trustee as requested by the entity in connection
with a search for alternative health benefit plan coverage for the
entity's employees and the employees' dependents.
(b) The information provided by the trustee under this
section may not include any personally identifying information of a
covered individual that would be prohibited from disclosure under
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
(Pub. L. No. 104-191) and regulations adopted under that Act.
(c) The trustee shall provide the information requested
under this section at no cost to the requesting participating
entity, in accordance with the procedures developed by the trustee
for that purpose.
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, 2021.