S.B. No. 979
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to individual indemnity health insurance.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1201.104(a), Insurance Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  For individual accident and health insurance policies,
  the commissioner shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards
  for benefits under each of the following categories of coverage:
               (1)  basic hospital expense;
               (2)  basic medical-surgical expense;
               (3)  hospital [confinement] indemnity or other fixed
  indemnity;
               (4)  major medical expense;
               (5)  disability income protection;
               (6)  accident only;
               (7)  specified disease;
               (8)  specified accident; and
               (9)  limited benefit.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than January 1, 2016, the commissioner
  of insurance shall adopt any rules necessary to implement Section
  1201.104, Insurance Code, as amended by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 979 passed the Senate on
  April 9, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 979 passed the House on
  April 30, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 136, Nays 3, one
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor