85R23275 PMO-F
 
  By: King of Parker, Flynn, Parker H.B. No. 2036
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2036:
 
  By:  Phillips C.S.H.B. No. 2036
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to premium tax credits related to certain fees paid under
  the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 222, Insurance Code, is amended by
  adding Section 222.0071 to read as follows:
         Sec. 222.0071.  CREDIT FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL FEES PAID. (a)
  In this section:
               (1)  "Affordable Care Act" means the Patient Protection
  and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148), as amended by the
  Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
  No. 111-152).
               (2)  "Nationwide health premium or revenue amount"
  means the amount of gross premium and revenue aggregated on a
  nationwide basis attributable to lines of business, other than the
  business of life insurance, identified by the commissioner under
  Subsection (c) on which tax is imposed under this chapter.
               (3)  "Provider fee amount" means the amount of health
  insurer provider fees, which may be recouped through adjustments to
  the insurer's premium rate or the health maintenance organization's
  formula or method for computing its schedule of charges, paid by an
  insurer or health maintenance organization under Section 9010,
  Affordable Care Act.
         (b)  An insurer or health maintenance organization is
  entitled to a credit on the amount of tax due under this chapter in a
  taxable year in an amount equal to the product of the insurer's or
  health maintenance organization's provider fee amount multiplied
  by the percentage of the insurer's or health maintenance
  organization's nationwide health premium or revenue amount that the
  insurer or health maintenance organization allocates to this state
  multiplied by the rate of the tax imposed under this chapter.
         (c)  The commissioner by rule shall:
               (1)  establish formulas to calculate the amount of the
  credit authorized by Subsection (b), including a formula to
  calculate:
                     (A)  an insurer's or health maintenance
  organization's provider fee amount; and
                     (B)  the provider fee amount attributable to an
  insurer or health maintenance organization if the fees are imposed
  on a controlled group, as defined by Section 9010(c)(3), Affordable
  Care Act; and
               (2)  identify the lines of business, other than the
  business of life insurance, included in the calculation of the
  nationwide health premium or revenue amount.
         SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
  a tax liability accruing on or after January 1, 2020.
         SECTION 3.  The comptroller of public accounts and
  commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules necessary to implement
  the changes in law made by this Act.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.