(a) The department shall develop and implement a health coverage program that complies with this chapter. The program must:
- (1) educate the public about the importance and value of health coverage;
- (2) promote personal responsibility for health care through the purchase of health coverage;
- (3) assist small employers, individuals, and others seeking to purchase health coverage with technical information necessary to understand available health insurance coverage;
- (4) promote and facilitate the development and availability of new health coverage options;
- (5) increase public awareness of health coverage options available in this state; and
- (6) provide information on health coverage options, including health savings accounts and compatible high deductible health benefit plans.
- (b) The program must include a public awareness and education component.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 688 (S.B. 261), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 721 (S.B. 78), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2009.