Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB3211: Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.
Status: Chaptered, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.
From the enrolled text, May 21, 2025:
AN ACT relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1451, Insurance Code, is amended by adding Section 1451.1545 to read as EFFECT ] [ADDED: ON OTHER PLANS. (a) ][ADDED: ][ADDED: In this section, "vision care plan" has the ] [ADDED: meaning assigned by Section 1451.157(a).] [ADDED: (b)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: A vision care plan issuer must include on the issuer's ] [ADDED: Internet website a method for a licensed optometrist or therapeutic ] [ADDED: optometrist to submit an application for inclusion as a ] [ADDED: participating provider in the plan. ][ADDED: ][ADDED: The application:] [ADDED: (1) may only require an applicant to provide:] [ADDED: (A)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: standardized information prescribed by rules ] [ADDED: adopted under Section 1452.052 that is applicable to an optometrist ] [ or] [ADDED: (B)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: information specified on the Council for ] [ and] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: must impose the same application requirements on ] [ADDED: each optometrist and therapeutic optometrist.] [ADDED: (c) A vision care plan issuer shall:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: not later than the 10th business day after the date ] [ADDED: the issuer receives an application described by Subsection (b) that ] …
Sponsors
- Jay Dean (R, HD-007) · primary sponsor
- Stan Gerdes (R, HD-017)
- Sam Harless (R, HD-126)
- Suleman Lalani (D, HD-076)
- Dade Phelan (R, HD-021)
- Trent Ashby (R, HD-057)
- Keith Bell (R, HD-004)
- Greg Bonnen (R, HD-024)
- Brad Buckley (R, HD-054)
- John Bucy (D, HD-136)
- Nicole Collier (D, HD-095)
- David Cook (R, HD-096)
Latest actions
- : Effective immediately
- : Filed without the Governor's signature
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : Senate passage reported
- : Passed
- : Read 3rd time
- : Record vote
Votes
- Insurance Committee Vote (Out of committee): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Health & Human Services Committee Vote (Out of committee): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 20, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 20, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#1336 (May 2, 2025): 120 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#1277 (May 2, 2025): 135 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: EYECARE & VISION, Insurance--Health & Accident, Health Care Providers, THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS, MANAGED CARE, OPTOMETRY & OPTOMETRISTS
Common questions
- What is HB3211?
- HB3211 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.
- What does HB3211 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.
- What is the status of HB3211?
- Chaptered as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective immediately (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3211?
- Jay Dean (R, HD-007), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3211?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB03211
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