85R303 MEW-D     By: Howard H.B. No. 940       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription   contraceptive drugs.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1369.102, Insurance Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 1369.102.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. Except as   otherwise provided by this subchapter, this [This] subchapter   applies only to a health benefit plan, including a small employer   health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501, that provides   benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a   health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual,   group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance   agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or   group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is   offered by:                (1)  an insurance company;                (2)  a group hospital service corporation operating   under Chapter 842;                (3)  a fraternal benefit society operating under   Chapter 885;                (4)  a stipulated premium company operating under   Chapter 884;                (5)  a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;                (6)  a health maintenance organization operating under   Chapter 843;                (7)  a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds   a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or                (8)  an approved nonprofit health corporation that   holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 1369, Insurance Code, is   amended by adding Section 1369.1031 to read as follows:          Sec. 1369.1031.  CERTAIN COVERAGE REQUIRED. (a)  This   section applies to a health benefit plan described by Section   1369.102.          (b)  This section applies to group health coverage made   available by a school district in accordance with Section 22.004,   Education Code.          (c)  Notwithstanding Section 172.014, Local Government Code,   or any other law, this section applies to health and accident   coverage provided by a risk pool created under Chapter 172, Local   Government Code.          (d)  Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 1551, 1575,   1579, or 1601 or any other law, this section applies to:                (1)  a basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551;                (2)  a basic plan under Chapter 1575;                (3)  a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579;   and                (4)  basic coverage under Chapter 1601.          (e)  Notwithstanding Sections 1507.004 and 1507.053, or any   other law, this section applies to a consumer choice of benefits   plan issued under Chapter 1507.          (f)  To the extent allowed by federal law, the child health   plan program operated under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, the   health benefits plan for children operated under Chapter 63, Health   and Safety Code, the state Medicaid program, and a managed care   organization that contracts with the Health and Human Services   Commission to provide health care services to recipients through a   managed care plan shall provide the coverage required under this   section to a recipient.          (g)  A health benefit plan that provides benefits for a   prescription contraceptive drug must provide for an enrollee to   obtain up to a 12-month supply of the covered prescription   contraceptive drug at one time.          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, 2018. A health benefit plan that is   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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.