Bill Text: TX HB170 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to coverage for mammography under certain health benefit plans.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB170 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB170-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to coverage for mammography under certain health benefit plans.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB170 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB170-Comm_Sub.html
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By: Bernal, Guillen, Thompson of Harris, | H.B. No. 170 | ||
Davis of Harris, Zerwas, et al. | |||
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 170: | |||
By: Lucio III | C.S.H.B. No. 170 |
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relating to coverage for mammography under certain health benefit | ||
plans. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 1356.001, Insurance Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows: | ||
(1-a) "Diagnostic mammography" means a method of | ||
screening that is designed to evaluate an abnormality in a breast, | ||
including an abnormality seen or suspected on a screening mammogram | ||
or a subjective or objective abnormality otherwise detected in the | ||
breast. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 1356.002, Insurance Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (i) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(g) Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 1551, 1575, | ||
1579, or 1601 or any other law, this chapter applies to: | ||
(1) a basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551; | ||
(2) a basic plan under Chapter 1575; | ||
(3) a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579; | ||
and | ||
(4) basic coverage under Chapter 1601. | ||
(i) To the extent allowed by federal law, this chapter | ||
applies to: | ||
(1) the state Medicaid program operated under Chapter | ||
32, Human Resources Code; and | ||
(2) a Medicaid managed care program operated under | ||
Chapter 533, Government Code. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 1356.005, Insurance Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | ||
(a-1) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for a | ||
screening mammogram must provide coverage for a diagnostic | ||
mammogram that is no less favorable than the coverage for a | ||
screening mammogram. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 1356.0021, Insurance Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 5. If before implementing any provision of this Act | ||
a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a | ||
federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, | ||
the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or | ||
authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the | ||
waiver or authorization is granted. | ||
SECTION 6. This Act applies only to a health benefit plan | ||
that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after | ||
January 1, 2020. A health benefit plan that is delivered, issued | ||
for delivery, or renewed before January 1, 2020, is governed by the | ||
law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, | ||
and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |