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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice to an enrollee of a modification in a small or |
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large employer health benefit plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1501.108(d), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a small or large |
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employer health benefit plan issuer may modify a small or large |
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employer health benefit plan if: |
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(1) the modification occurs at the time of coverage |
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renewal; |
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(2) the modification is effective uniformly among all |
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small or large employers covered by that health benefit plan; and |
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(3) the issuer notifies the commissioner, [and] each |
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affected covered small or large employer, and each enrollee of the |
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modification, including a modification of a drug formulary, not |
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later than the 60th day before the date the modification is |
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effective. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |