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  89R3349 RDR-D     By: Bhojani H.B. No. 1051       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to health benefit plan coverage of telemedicine,   teledentistry, and telehealth services provided by only   synchronous or asynchronous audio interaction.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1455.004(a), Insurance Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  A health benefit plan:                (1)  must provide coverage for a covered health care   service or procedure delivered by a preferred or contracted health   professional to a covered patient as a telemedicine medical   service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service on the   same basis and to the same extent that the plan provides coverage   for the service or procedure in an in-person setting; and                (2)  may not:                      (A)  exclude from coverage a covered health care   service or procedure delivered by a preferred or contracted health   professional to a covered patient as a telemedicine medical   service, a teledentistry dental service, or a telehealth service   solely because the covered health care service or procedure is not   provided through an in-person consultation; and                      (B)  [ subject to Subsection (c), ] limit, deny, or   reduce coverage for a covered health care service or procedure   delivered as a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental   service, or telehealth service based on the health professional's   choice of platform for delivering the service or procedure.          SECTION 2.  Section 1455.004(c), Insurance Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 3.  The repeal of Section 1455.004(c), Insurance   Code, by this Act, applies only to a health benefit plan delivered,   issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026.  A   health benefit plan delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed   before January 1, 2026, 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, 2025.