By Maxey H.B. No. 3365 77R11551 JMM-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to medical case management services provided by a social 1-3 worker under the Medicaid program. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 505.201, Occupations Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: 1-7 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the 1-8 board shall adopt rules as necessary to permit a social worker to 1-9 provide medical case management services under the medical 1-10 assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, to the 1-11 extent the program is administered by the department. The board 1-12 may not adopt rules under this subsection that impede the 1-13 accessibility of medical case management services under that 1-14 program. This subsection expires September 1, 2003. 1-15 SECTION 2. (a) The Texas State Board of Social Worker 1-16 Examiners shall adopt rules under Section 505.201(d), Occupations 1-17 Code, as added by this Act, not later than the 120th day after the 1-18 effective date of this Act. 1-19 (b) During the time in which the adoption of rules by the 1-20 Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners under Section 1-21 505.201(d), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, is pending, a 1-22 social worker, as defined by Section 505.002, Occupations Code, is 1-23 permitted to provide medical case management services under the 1-24 medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, 2-1 to the extent the program is administered by the department. 2-2 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-3 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-4 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-5 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-6 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.