HBA-NRS C.S.H.B. 101 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 101 By: Maxey Public Health 4/4/2001 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The federal Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 allows states to choose to receive federal Medicaid matching funds to provide medical care and treatment to low-income women under age 65 who need treatment for breast or cervical cancer and were screened as part of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. C.S.H.B. 101 requires the state to provide medical assistance to a person in need of treatment for breast or cervical cancer who is eligible for such assistance under the federal Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking authority is expressly delegated to the Health and Human Services Commission in SECTION 1 (Section 32.024, Human Resources Code). ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 101 amends the Human Resources Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to provide medical assistance to a person in need of treatment for breast or cervical cancer who is eligible for that assistance under the federal Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 for a continuous period during which the person requires the treatment. The bill requires HHSC to simplify the provider enrollment process for a provider of that medical assistance and to adopt rules to provide for certification of presumptive eligibility of a person for that assistance. In determining a person's eligibility for medical assistance for treatment of breast or cervical cancer the bill prohibits HHSC to the extent allowed by federal law from requiring a personal interview. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE C.S.H.B. 101 modifies the original bill to require treatment for qualified recipients of medical assistance for a continuous period during which a person requires treatment. The substitute requires HHSC to simplify the provider enrollment process and to adopt rules to provide for certification of presumptive eligibility. The substitute prohibits HHSC from requiring a personal interview to determine eligibility.