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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the commissioner of insurance to |
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request a state innovation waiver for certain small group health |
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benefit plans of certain federal actuarial value and level of |
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coverage requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1501, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1501.2561 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1501.2561. WAIVER OF CERTAIN FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. |
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The commissioner may apply to and negotiate with the United States |
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secretary of health and human services to obtain a waiver under 42 |
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U.S.C. Section 18052 for small employer health benefit plans of the |
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actuarial value requirements and related levels of health plan |
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coverage requirements imposed under 42 U.S.C. Section 18022(d)(3). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |