Bill Text: TX SB984 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to certain duties of a sheriff regarding a county jail prisoner's health benefits coverage information.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-06 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB984 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB984-Introduced.html
| 85R1480 MEW-D | ||
| By: Perry | S.B. No. 984 | |
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| 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 provides health care services to a | ||
| prisoner for whom the sheriff has obtained health insurance or | ||
| other health benefits coverage information under this section may | ||
| arrange for the issuer of the health insurance policy or other | ||
| health benefits coverage to pay for those services. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
