1-1 By: Maxey (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 3365 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2001; 1-3 April 24, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Health 1-4 and Human Services; May 4, 2001, reported favorably by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 4, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to medical case management services provided by a social 1-9 worker under the Medicaid program. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Section 505.201, Occupations Code, is amended by 1-12 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: 1-13 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the 1-14 board shall adopt rules as necessary to permit a social worker to 1-15 provide medical case management services under the medical 1-16 assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, to the 1-17 extent the program is administered by the department. The board 1-18 may not adopt rules under this subsection that impede the 1-19 accessibility of medical case management services under that 1-20 program. This subsection expires September 1, 2003. 1-21 SECTION 2. (a) The Texas State Board of Social Worker 1-22 Examiners shall adopt rules under Section 505.201(d), Occupations 1-23 Code, as added by this Act, not later than the 120th day after the 1-24 effective date of this Act. 1-25 (b) During the time in which the adoption of rules by the 1-26 Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners under Section 1-27 505.201(d), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, is pending, a 1-28 social worker, as defined by Section 505.002, Occupations Code, is 1-29 permitted to provide medical case management services under the 1-30 medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, 1-31 to the extent the program is administered by the department. 1-32 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-33 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-34 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-35 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-36 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-37 * * * * *