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AN ACT
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relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for non-opioid |
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treatments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 32.03117 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.03117. REIMBURSEMENT FOR NON-OPIOID TREATMENTS. |
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(a) In this section, "non-opioid treatment" means a drug or |
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biological product that is indicated to produce analgesia without |
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acting on the body's opioid receptors. |
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(b) The commission shall ensure that medical assistance |
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reimbursement is provided to a provider who provides a non-opioid |
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treatment to a recipient under the medical assistance program. |
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(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall ensure that, to |
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the extent permitted by federal law, a hospital provider that |
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provides outpatient department services to a medical assistance |
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recipient is reimbursed separately under the medical assistance |
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program for any non-opioid treatment provided as a part of those |
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services. |
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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, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4888 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 9, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 4888 on May 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 6, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4888 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |