Bill Text: TX SB174 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to certain duties of a sheriff regarding a county jail prisoner's health benefits coverage information.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-01 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB174 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SB174-Introduced.html
  86R1245 JG-D
 
  By: Perry S.B. No. 174
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to certain duties of a sheriff regarding a county jail
  prisoner's health benefits coverage information.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 511, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Section 511.0098 to read as follows:
         Sec. 511.0098.  PRISONER HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE
  INFORMATION; PAYMENT FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.  (a)  The commission
  shall adopt procedures by which a sheriff may collect the following
  from a prisoner who is covered by health insurance or other health
  benefits coverage:
               (1)  the name of the policyholder or group contract
  holder;
               (2)  the number of the policy or evidence of coverage;
               (3)  a copy of the health coverage membership card, if
  available; and
               (4)  any other information necessary for the prisoner
  to obtain benefits under the coverage.
         (b)  The commission by rule shall require a sheriff to
  collect the information and documentation described by Subsection
  (a) for any prisoner in the sheriff's jurisdiction who is confined
  in a county jail capable of confining 800 or more prisoners.
         (c)  A sheriff who arranges for health care services to be
  provided to a prisoner for whom the sheriff has obtained health
  insurance or other health benefits coverage information under this
  section may:
               (1)  provide the information to a health care provider
  or health care facility providing the services to the prisoner; and
               (2)  arrange for the issuer of the health insurance
  policy or other health benefits coverage to pay for the services.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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