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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to limitations on cost-sharing requirements for certain |
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physical therapy services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.064, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, Section |
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32.0641, or other law, the executive commissioner may not adopt |
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rules imposing on a recipient of medical assistance a copayment or |
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other cost-sharing requirement for the receipt of physical therapy |
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services in an amount that is greater than a copayment or other |
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cost-sharing requirement imposed on the recipient for the receipt |
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of a primary care service. |
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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, 2021. |