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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility of certain dependents for coverage under |
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the state employee group benefits program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1551.004(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In this chapter, "dependent" with respect to an |
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individual eligible to participate in the group benefits program |
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under Section 1551.101 or 1551.102 means the individual's: |
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(1) spouse; |
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(2) unmarried child younger than 25 years of age; |
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(3) child of any age who the board of trustees |
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determines lives with or has the child's care provided by the |
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individual on a regular basis if: |
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(A) the child is mentally retarded or physically |
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incapacitated to the extent that the child is dependent on the |
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individual for care or support, as determined by the board of |
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trustees; |
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(B) the child's coverage under this chapter has |
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not lapsed; and |
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(C) the child is at least 25 years old and: |
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(i) was enrolled as a participant in the |
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health benefits coverage under the group benefits program on the |
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date of the child's 25th birthday; or |
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(ii) on the date the individual became |
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eligible to participate in the group benefits program, was enrolled |
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as the individual's dependent in health benefits coverage under |
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Chapter 1575, 1579, or 1601 or in continuation of that dependent |
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coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
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of 1985 (Pub. L. No. 99-272) and its subsequent amendments; |
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(4) child of any age who is unmarried, for purposes of |
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health benefit coverage under this chapter, on expiration of the |
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child's continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus |
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Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Pub. L. No. 99-272) and its |
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subsequent amendments; and |
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(5) ward, as that term is defined by Section 601, Texas |
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Probate Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 755 was passed by the House on April |
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6, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 755 was passed by the Senate on May |
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10, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |