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| 6 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 7 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 8 | 7 | | relating to fiscal impact statements for legislation imposing |
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| 9 | 8 | | mandates on health benefit plan issuers. |
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| 10 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 314, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 12 | 11 | | adding Section 314.006 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 12 | | Sec. 314.006. FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR HEALTH BENEFIT |
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| 14 | 13 | | PLAN MANDATES. (a) In this section: |
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| 15 | 14 | | (1) "Enrollee" means an individual who is enrolled in |
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| 16 | 15 | | a health benefit plan, including a covered dependent. |
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| 17 | 16 | | (2) "Health benefit plan issuer" means an insurer, |
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| 18 | 17 | | health maintenance organization, or other entity authorized to |
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| 19 | 18 | | provide health benefits coverage under the laws of this state. |
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| 20 | 19 | | (3) "Health care provider" means a physician or other |
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| 21 | 20 | | person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to |
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| 22 | 21 | | provide a health care service in this state. |
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| 23 | 22 | | (b) The board shall prepare a fiscal impact statement for |
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| 24 | 23 | | each bill or joint resolution that requires a health benefit plan |
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| 25 | 24 | | issuer to provide new health benefits, increase payments to health |
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| 26 | 25 | | care providers, or implement new contractual or administrative |
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| 27 | 26 | | requirements. |
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| 28 | 27 | | (c) The fiscal impact statement must estimate the effect of |
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| 29 | 28 | | the bill or joint resolution on health benefit plan issuer |
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| 30 | 29 | | expenditures and on premiums and other costs paid by enrollees. |
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| 31 | 30 | | (d) The fiscal impact statement must be attached to the bill |
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| 32 | 31 | | or joint resolution immediately following: |
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| 33 | 32 | | (1) the fiscal note attached under Section 314.003; or |
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| 34 | 33 | | (2) another statement attached under this chapter. |
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| 35 | 34 | | SECTION 2. Section 314.006, Government Code, as added by |
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| 36 | 35 | | this Act, applies only to a bill or joint resolution filed on or |
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| 37 | 36 | | after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 38 | 37 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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