Bill Text: TX HB1265 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to providing information to state employees about insurance available to those employees under a group coverage plan.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective immediately [HB1265 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB1265-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to providing information to state employees about insurance available to those employees under a group coverage plan.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective immediately [HB1265 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB1265-Comm_Sub.html
By: Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) | H.B. No. 1265 | |
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2013; | ||
April 24, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on State | ||
Affairs; May 10, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote: | ||
Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 10, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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relating to providing information to state employees about | ||
insurance available to those employees under a group coverage plan. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 1551.2011 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1551.2011. EMPLOYEE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION. (a) The | ||
board of trustees by rule shall ensure that employees receive | ||
information about life coverage, accidental death and | ||
dismemberment coverage, and long-term and short-term loss of salary | ||
coverage, if those coverages are included in a group coverage plan | ||
established under Section 1551.201. | ||
(b) The information must contain descriptions of: | ||
(1) probabilities of death and disability; and | ||
(2) policy exclusions and limitations, including: | ||
(A) limitations based on multiple sources of | ||
benefits; | ||
(B) preexisting condition exclusions; and | ||
(C) required waiting periods for benefits. | ||
(c) The board of trustees by rule may provide the | ||
information described by Subsections (a) and (b) in printed | ||
materials for new employees distributed on the first day of | ||
employment. The board of trustees may consider using printed | ||
materials, online presentations, and educational presentations to | ||
ensure the information described by Subsections (a) and (b) is | ||
provided to employees. | ||
(d) If applicable, the board of trustees shall annually | ||
review the materials and presentations described by Subsection (c) | ||
to determine if changes to the contents of the materials or | ||
presentations are necessary. If applicable, the department shall | ||
adopt rules necessary for considering and making changes to the | ||
materials or presentations. | ||
(e) The board of trustees shall publish the information | ||
described by Subsections (a) and (b) on the Employees Retirement | ||
System of Texas website. | ||
SECTION 2. The board of trustees shall adopt rules to | ||
implement the changes in law made by this Act not later than January | ||
1, 2014. | ||
SECTION 3. 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, 2013. | ||
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