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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Medicaid reimbursement for dental services provided to |
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certain adults with disabilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.054, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) To prevent serious medical conditions and reduce |
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emergency room visits necessitated by complications resulting from |
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a lack of access to dental care, the commission shall provide |
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medical assistance reimbursement for preventive dental services, |
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including reimbursement for at least one preventive dental care |
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visit per year, for an adult recipient with a disability who is |
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enrolled in the STAR+PLUS Medicaid managed care program. This |
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subsection does not apply to an adult recipient who is enrolled in |
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the STAR+PLUS home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver |
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program. This subsection may not be construed to reduce dental |
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services available to persons with disabilities that are otherwise |
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reimbursable under the medical assistance program. |
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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. |