Bill Text: TX HB2985 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a pilot program to provide a health clinic for state employees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-12 - Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services [HB2985 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2985-Introduced.html
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By: Klick | H.B. No. 2985 |
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relating to a pilot program to provide a health clinic for state | ||
employees. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "retirement system" means | ||
the Employees Retirement System of Texas. | ||
(b) The retirement system shall establish a pilot program to | ||
make available an outpatient clinic to provide health care services | ||
to state employees at a selected location with a high concentration | ||
of state employees. The retirement system shall operate the pilot | ||
program for at least two and not more than five years. | ||
(c) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this | ||
Act, the board of trustees of the retirement system shall adopt | ||
rules necessary to establish the pilot program and shall seek the | ||
assistance of state agencies as necessary to implement the pilot | ||
program. | ||
(d) The retirement system shall implement the pilot program | ||
described by Subsection (b) of this section as soon as practicable | ||
after the effective date of this Act, but not later than January 1, | ||
2020. | ||
(e) Not later than January 1, 2023, the retirement system | ||
shall submit a report to the legislature evaluating the pilot | ||
program and whether the pilot program achieved cost savings and | ||
improved state employees' access to health care. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act expires January 1, 2025. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |