Bill Text: TX SB1421 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to methods of notice from certain health benefit plan issuers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-14 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB1421 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1421-Introduced.html
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| By: Zaffirini | S.B. No. 1421 | |
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| relating to methods of notice from certain health benefit plan | ||
| issuers. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 843, Insurance Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 843.212 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 843.212. NOTICE BY E-MAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE. (a) A | ||
| health maintenance organization shall provide each enrollee the | ||
| option to receive by e-mail or text message any notice required | ||
| under this chapter or Chapter 1369 or by rule of the commissioner. | ||
| (b) A notice sent to an enrollee under this section must | ||
| include an electronic link to a web page on a website maintained by | ||
| the health maintenance organization. The web page must include the | ||
| information required for the notice in the form prescribed by | ||
| statute or by rule of the commissioner. | ||
| (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, Chapter | ||
| 1369, or any other law, if an enrollee elects to receive notice by | ||
| e-mail or text message under this section, the health maintenance | ||
| organization is not required to mail to the enrollee a notice | ||
| required by this chapter or Chapter 1369 or by rule of the | ||
| commissioner. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 1301, Insurance Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 1301.010 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 1301.010. NOTICE BY E-MAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE. (a) An | ||
| insurer shall provide each insured the option to receive by e-mail | ||
| or text message any notice required under this chapter or Chapter | ||
| 1369 or by rule of the commissioner. | ||
| (b) A notice sent to an insured under this section must | ||
| include an electronic link to a web page on a website maintained by | ||
| the insurer. The web page must include the information required for | ||
| the notice in the form prescribed by statute or by rule of the | ||
| commissioner. | ||
| (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, Chapter | ||
| 1369, or any other law, if an insured elects to receive notice by | ||
| e-mail or text message under this section, the insurer is not | ||
| required to mail to the insured a notice required by this chapter or | ||
| Chapter 1369 or by rule of the commissioner. | ||
| SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
| to a health benefit plan that is delivered, issued for delivery, or | ||
| renewed on or after January 1, 2020. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
