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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of workers' compensation insurance and |
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group accident and health insurance together in a packaged plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2052, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 2052.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2052.005. CONTRACTS WITH ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE |
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COMPANIES TO PROVIDE MAJOR MEDICAL COVERAGE AND MEDICAL BENEFITS. |
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(a) Subject to Subsection (c), a workers' compensation insurance |
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company may contract with an accident and health insurance company |
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to offer to employers a workers' compensation insurance policy and |
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a group accident and health insurance policy together in one |
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packaged plan under which employees and their dependents are |
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eligible for major medical expense coverage and employees are |
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covered for medical benefits and other benefits required by Chapter |
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408, Labor Code. |
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(b) A packaged plan offered under this section must provide |
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that medical examinations required under Subchapter A, Chapter 408, |
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Labor Code, are covered exclusively under the workers' compensation |
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insurance policy included in the packaged plan. |
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(c) The commissioner must approve an agreement described by |
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Subsection (a) and the policy forms to be used for the packaged |
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plan. |
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(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2022. |