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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reinstatement of eligibility for medical assistance |
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of certain children placed in juvenile facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 32.0264, Human Resources |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.0264. SUSPENSION AND [AUTOMATIC] REINSTATEMENT OF |
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ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN IN JUVENILE FACILITIES. |
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SECTION 2. Section 32.0264, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), if, during the period |
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a child is placed in a juvenile facility, the child is hospitalized |
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or becomes an inpatient in another type of medical facility, the |
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commission shall reinstate the child's eligibility for medical |
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assistance during the period of the child's inpatient stay. The |
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executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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this subsection, including rules governing the procedure for |
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reinstating a child's eligibility for medical assistance under this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |