85R1704 MEW-D     By: Anderson of McLennan H.B. No. 831       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to coverage for treatment of craniofacial abnormalities   under certain health benefit plans.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 1367, Insurance Code, is   amended by adding Section 1367.1535 to read as follows:          Sec. 1367.1535.  COVERAGE FOR TREATMENT OF CRANIOFACIAL   ABNORMALITIES. A health benefit plan described by Section 1367.153   that provides coverage for reconstructive surgery for craniofacial   abnormalities, as defined in accordance with that section, must   provide coverage for the treatment of the primary conditions   constituting craniofacial abnormalities and secondary conditions   related to or arising from craniofacial abnormalities, including:                (1)  oral and facial surgery, surgical management, and   follow-up care;                (2)  prosthetic treatments, including obturators and   speech and feeding appliances;                (3)  orthodontic treatment and management;                (4)  preventive and restorative dentistry to ensure   good health and adequate dental structures for orthodontic   treatment or prosthetic management or therapy;                (5)  speech-language pathology services, including   evaluation and therapy;                (6)  audiological assessments and amplification   devices;                (7)  otolaryngological treatment and management;                (8)  psychological assessment and counseling; and                (9)  genetic assessment counseling for the parents and   child.          SECTION 2.  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, 2018. A plan delivered, issued for   delivery, or renewed before January 1, 2018, is governed by the law   as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and   that law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.