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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duration of services provided under Medicaid to |
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women following 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(l-1), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(l-1) The commission shall continue to provide medical |
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assistance to a woman who is eligible for medical assistance for |
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pregnant women for a period of not less than: |
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(1) six months following the date the woman delivers |
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or experiences an involuntary miscarriage; and |
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(2) 12 months that begins on the last day of the |
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woman's pregnancy and ends on the last day of the month in which the |
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12-month period ends in accordance with Section 1902(e)(16), Social |
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Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396a(e)(16)). |
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SECTION 2. 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, in accordance with Section 1902(e)(16), |
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Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396a(e)(16)), seek from the |
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appropriate federal agency an amendment to the state's Medicaid |
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state plan to implement Section 32.024(l-1)(2), Human Resources |
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Code, as added by this Act. The commission may delay implementing |
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this Act until the state plan amendment is approved. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |