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Chapter 1399 S.B. No. 2577 1 AN ACT 2 relating to bariatric surgery coverage for state employees. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 4 SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, is 5 amended by adding Section 1551.225 to read as follows: 6 Sec. 1551.225. BARIATRIC SURGERY COVERAGE. (a) The board 7 of trustees shall develop a cost-neutral or cost-positive plan for 8 providing under the group benefits program bariatric surgery 9 coverage for employees eligible to participate in the program under 10 Section 1551.101. 11 (b) The board of trustees may adopt rules as necessary to 12 implement this section. 13 SECTION 2. The board of trustees of the Employees 14 Retirement System of Texas shall implement the plan required by 15 Section 1551.225, Insurance Code, as added by this Act, as soon as
16 practicable, but not later than September 1, 2010. 17 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
Reference the current page of this Legislative Document.
Texas. Legislature. Senate.81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 2577, Chapter 1399,
legislative document,
June 19, 2009;
[Austin, Texas].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149620/m1/1/:
accessed May 1, 2024),
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