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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for certain |
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inpatient mental health services. |
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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 32.02465 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.02465. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN INPATIENT MENTAL |
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HEALTH SERVICES. (a) In this section, "inpatient mental health |
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institution" means a hospital, nursing facility, or other |
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institution with 16 or more beds that primarily provides health |
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care services, including medical attention, nursing care, and |
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related services, to individuals with a mental illness. |
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(b) The commission shall ensure that medical assistance |
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reimbursement is provided to an inpatient mental health institution |
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that provides health care services to a recipient under the medical |
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assistance program. |
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(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall ensure that |
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medical assistance reimbursement provided under this section |
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includes reimbursement for: |
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(1) health care services provided to a recipient under |
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the medical assistance program regardless of the recipient's age; |
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and |
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(2) the entirety of a recipient's stay at an inpatient |
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mental health institution during which the institution provided |
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those 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. |