Bill Text: TX SB644 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to health insurance identification cards issued by qualified health plan issuers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-24 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB644 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB644-Introduced.html
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| By: Creighton | S.B. No. 644 | |
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| relating to health insurance identification cards issued by | ||
| qualified health plan issuers. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Title 8, Insurance Code, is amended by adding | ||
| Subtitle L to read as follows: | ||
| SUBTITLE L. QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN MANDATORY DISCLOSURES | ||
| CHAPTER 1693. QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN IDENTIFICATION CARDS | ||
| Sec. 1693.001. DEFINITIONS. Except as provided by Section | ||
| 1693.003, in this chapter, "advance payments of the premium tax | ||
| credit," "enrollee," "qualified health plan," and "qualified | ||
| health plan issuer" have the meanings assigned by 45 C.F.R. Section | ||
| 155.20 as that section existed on January 1, 2015. | ||
| Sec. 1693.002. REQUIRED INFORMATION. An identification | ||
| card or other similar document issued by a qualified health plan | ||
| issuer to an enrollee of a qualified health plan in this state must, | ||
| in addition to any requirement under other law, including Sections | ||
| 843.209, 1301.162, and 1369.153, display on the card or document in | ||
| a location of the issuer's choice: | ||
| (1) the acronym "QHP"; or | ||
| (2) if the enrollee receives advance payment of the | ||
| premium tax credit, the acronym "QHP-S". | ||
| Sec. 1693.003. COMMISSIONER DETERMINATIONS REGARDING | ||
| FEDERAL REGULATIONS. (a) The commissioner shall monitor 45 C.F.R. | ||
| Section 155.20 for amendments to the definitions listed in Section | ||
| 1693.001 and determine if it is in the best interest of the state to | ||
| adopt an amended definition for purposes of this chapter. If the | ||
| commissioner determines that it is in the best interest of the state | ||
| to adopt the amended definition, the commissioner by rule shall | ||
| adopt the amended definition. | ||
| (b) In making the determination about an amendment, the | ||
| commissioner shall consider, in addition to other factors | ||
| affecting the public interest, the beneficial and adverse effects | ||
| the amendment may have on: | ||
| (1) individuals who are receiving medical care and | ||
| health care services in this state; and | ||
| (2) health care providers and physicians. | ||
| Sec. 1693.004. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. The commissioner | ||
| shall prepare a report of a determination made under Section | ||
| 1693.003, including an explanation of the reasons for the | ||
| determination, and file the report with the presiding officer of | ||
| each house of the legislature not later than the 30th day after the | ||
| date the determination is made. | ||
| Sec. 1693.005. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules as | ||
| necessary to administer and enforce this chapter. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
