Bill Text: TX HB1194 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to long-term care insurance for state employees.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-05 - Considered in Calendars [HB1194 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB1194-Introduced.html
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By: Blanco | H.B. No. 1194 |
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relating to long-term care insurance for state employees. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 1552, Insurance Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
CHAPTER 1552. [ |
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SECTION 2. Section 1552.002, Insurance Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1552.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. (a) The board of | ||
trustees may establish a [ |
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to provide long-term care insurance coverage for: | ||
(1) an individual eligible to participate in the | ||
program provided by Chapter 1551 as an employee or annuitant; | ||
(2) the spouse, parent, or grandparent of an employee | ||
or annuitant; and | ||
(3) a parent of a spouse described by Subdivision (2). | ||
(b) The board of trustees may not implement a [ |
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long-term care insurance program unless any cost or administrative | ||
burden associated with the development of, implementation of, or | ||
communications about the program is incidental. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 1552.003, Insurance Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1552.003. ADMINISTERING FIRM. The board of trustees | ||
may select an administering firm to administer the [ |
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long-term care insurance program under contract with the board. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 1552.005(a), Insurance Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) The [ |
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of the group coverages offered under Chapter 1551. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 1552.006, Insurance Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1552.006. RULES. The board of trustees may adopt rules | ||
as necessary to implement this chapter, including rules specifying | ||
the coverage to be offered under the [ |
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insurance program. | ||
SECTION 6. Section 1552.004, Insurance Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 7. The Employees Retirement System of Texas shall | ||
ensure that all group long-term care insurance coverage in effect | ||
immediately before the effective date of this Act under Chapter | ||
1552, Insurance Code, continues to be administered in accordance | ||
with Chapter 1552, Insurance Code, as it existed immediately before | ||
the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |