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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain equipment and |
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supplies associated with diabetes treatment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 1358.051(1) and (2), Insurance Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Diabetes equipment" means: |
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(A) blood glucose monitors, including |
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noninvasive glucose monitors and glucose monitors designed to be |
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used by blind individuals; |
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(B) insulin pumps and associated supplies and |
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appurtenances, including insulin pumps that work in conjunction |
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with another medical device to provide automated or predictive |
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insulin infusion suspend or control functionality as part of a |
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system classified as an artificial pancreas device system by the |
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United States Food and Drug Administration; |
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(C) insulin infusion devices; [and] |
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(D) podiatric appliances for the prevention of |
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complications associated with diabetes; and |
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(E) continuous glucose monitoring devices that |
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continuously record glucose levels of individual users whether a |
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freestanding device or integrated into an insulin pump. |
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(2) "Diabetes supplies" means: |
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(A) test strips for blood glucose monitors; |
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(B) visual reading and urine test strips; |
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(C) lancets and lancet devices; |
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(D) insulin and insulin analogs; |
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(E) injection aids; |
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(F) syringes; |
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(G) prescriptive and nonprescriptive oral agents |
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for controlling blood sugar levels; [and] |
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(H) glucagon emergency kits; and |
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(I) supplies related to insulin pumps and |
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continuous glucose monitoring devices, including insulin infusion |
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sets, insulin reservoirs, glucose sensors, and glucose data |
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transmitters. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a health benefit plan |
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that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after |
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September 1, 2017. A health benefit plan delivered, issued for |
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delivery, or renewed before September 1, 2017, is governed by the |
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law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, |
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and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |