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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption of rules regarding the provision of peer |
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support services to persons older than a certain age and the |
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provision of those services under Medicaid. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.0999(a), Government Code, as added |
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by Chapter 1015 (H.B. 1486), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2017, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) With input from mental health and substance use peer |
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specialists and the work group described by Subsection (b), the |
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commission shall develop and the executive commissioner shall |
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adopt: |
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(1) rules that establish training requirements for |
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peer specialists so that they are able to provide services to |
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persons with mental illness or services to persons with substance |
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use conditions; |
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(2) rules that establish certification and |
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supervision requirements for peer specialists; |
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(3) rules that define the scope of services that peer |
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specialists may provide; |
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(4) rules that distinguish peer services from other |
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services that a person must hold a license to provide; [and] |
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(5) rules that authorize the provision of peer |
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services by a peer specialist to persons who are 14 years of age or |
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older; and |
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(6) any other rules necessary to protect the health |
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and safety of persons receiving peer services. |
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SECTION 2. Section 32.024(kk), Human Resources Code, as |
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added by Chapter 1015 (H.B. 1486), Acts of the 85th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2017, is amended to read as follows: |
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(kk) The commission in its rules and standards governing the |
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scope of services provided under the medical assistance program |
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shall include peer services provided by certified peer specialists, |
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including peer services provided to persons who are 14 years of age |
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or older, to the extent permitted by federal law. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the |
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changes in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |