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.