Texas Legislature Passes “Brain Bill”

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News A bill, sponsored by the Texas Alliance for the Mentally Ill (AMI) that requires all insurers including HMOs and self- insured health plans, to cover "serious mental illness” on the same basis as other ailments has passed and will become effective January 1, 1992. In its final version, however, the Texas legislature modified the legislation to cover only state employees, those covered under the Texas State College and University Employees Uniform Insurance Benefits Act, plus those employees of municipalities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the . . .