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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women for |
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behavioral health services after a pregnancy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (l-4) to read as follows: |
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(l-4) The commission shall provide to a woman who receives |
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medical assistance benefits during a pregnancy behavioral health |
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services for the 12-month period after the date the woman delivers |
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or experiences an involuntary miscarriage. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |