By Capelo H.B. No. 1182 77R4090 KKA-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a community outreach campaign for the medical 1-3 assistance program. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 531.02131 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 531.02131. COMMUNITY OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. (a) The 1-8 commission shall conduct a community outreach campaign to provide 1-9 information relating to the availability of Medicaid coverage for 1-10 children and adults and to promote enrollment of eligible children 1-11 and adults in Medicaid. 1-12 (b) As a part of the community outreach campaign, the 1-13 commission shall inform potential Medicaid recipients of the 1-14 toll-free telephone assistance number required by Section 531.0213. 1-15 (c) The commission shall contract with community-based 1-16 organizations for assistance in implementing the community outreach 1-17 campaign. 1-18 (d) In designing the community outreach campaign, the 1-19 commission shall include components similar to components of the 1-20 community outreach campaign required under Section 62.056, Health 1-21 and Safety Code. 1-22 (e) To the extent feasible and appropriate, the commission 1-23 may combine the community outreach campaign required by this 1-24 section with any other state outreach campaign or educational 2-1 activity relating to health care and available health care 2-2 coverage. 2-3 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.