77R10329 CLG-F                           
         By Coleman                                            H.B. No. 2420
         Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2420:
         By Coleman                                        C.S.H.B. No. 2420
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the establishment of a pilot program to extend Medicaid
 1-3     coverage to certain low-income parents of children receiving
 1-4     Medicaid.
 1-5           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-6           SECTION 1.  PILOT PROGRAM TO EXTEND MEDICAID COVERAGE TO
 1-7     PARENTS OF CHILDREN RECEIVING MEDICAID. (a)  The Health and Human
 1-8     Services Commission by rule shall develop and implement a pilot
 1-9     program in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section 1396u-1(b)(2), as
1-10     amended, to provide medical assistance under the state Medicaid
1-11     program to a low-income individual who:
1-12                 (1)  is the parent of a child receiving that
1-13     assistance; and
1-14                 (2)  is not otherwise eligible for that assistance.
1-15           (b)  The commission shall implement the pilot program in two
1-16     counties, one with a population of 29,000 or less and the other
1-17     with a population of 37,000 or less.
1-18           SECTION 2.  REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2002, the
1-19     Health and Human Services Commission shall submit a report to the
1-20     legislature regarding the effectiveness, including the
1-21     cost-effectiveness, of the pilot program established under Section
1-22     1 of this Act.  The report must include:
1-23                 (1)  the effect of the pilot program on the enrollment
1-24     of children in the state Medicaid program; and
 2-1                 (2)  recommendations regarding elimination,
 2-2     continuation, or expansion of the pilot program.
 2-3           SECTION 3.  WAIVER. If before implementing Section 1 of this
 2-4     Act, the Health and Human Services Commission determines that a
 2-5     waiver or authorization from a federal agency is necessary for
 2-6     implementation, the commission shall request the waiver or
 2-7     authorization and may delay implementing this Act until the waiver
 2-8     or authorization is granted.
 2-9           SECTION 4.  EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATES. (a)  This Act
2-10     takes effect September 1, 2001.
2-11           (b)  This Act expires September 1, 2003.