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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for Medicaid for breast and cervical |
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cancer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.024(y), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(y) The commission shall provide medical assistance to a |
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person in need of treatment for breast or cervical cancer who is |
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eligible for that assistance under the Breast and Cervical Cancer |
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Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106-354) and who |
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has a family income that is at or below 250 percent of the federal |
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poverty level. The commission shall provide the assistance for a |
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continuous period during which the person requires that |
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treatment. The executive commissioner shall simplify the provider |
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enrollment process for a provider of that medical assistance and |
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shall adopt rules to provide for certification of presumptive |
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eligibility of a person for that assistance. In determining a |
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person's eligibility for medical assistance under this subsection, |
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the executive commissioner, to the extent allowed by federal law, |
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may not require a personal interview. |
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SECTION 2. Section 32.024(y), Human Resources Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an initial determination or |
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recertification of eligibility of a person for medical assistance |
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for breast or cervical cancer under Section 32.024(y), Human |
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Resources Code, made on or after the date the section is |
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implemented, regardless of the date the person applied for that |
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assistance. |
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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 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. |