1-1 By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 34 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed November 13, 2000; January 10, 2001, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human 1-4 Services; April 9, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable 1-5 Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; 1-6 April 9, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 34 By: Carona 1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-9 AN ACT 1-10 relating to providing dental services to certain recipients of 1-11 medical assistance. 1-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-13 SECTION 1. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended 1-14 by adding Subsection (x) to read as follows: 1-15 (x) The department shall provide dental services annually to 1-16 a resident of a nursing facility who is a recipient of medical 1-17 assistance under this chapter. The dental services must include: 1-18 (1) a dental examination by a licensed dentist; 1-19 (2) a prophylaxis by a licensed dentist or licensed 1-20 dental hygienist, if practical considering the health of the 1-21 resident; and 1-22 (3) diagnostic dental x-rays, if possible. 1-23 SECTION 2. The Health and Human Services Commission, in 1-24 cooperation with the Texas Department of Health and the Texas 1-25 Department of Human Services, shall by rule develop a fee schedule 1-26 for dental services provided under Subsection (x), Section 32.024, 1-27 Human Resources Code, as added by this Act. 1-28 SECTION 3. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission 1-29 shall conduct a study regarding the need for and cost of expanding 1-30 the dental services provided under Subsection (x), Section 32.024, 1-31 Human Resources Code, as added by this Act. 1-32 (b) Not later than December 1, 2002, the commissioner of 1-33 health and human services shall report to the governor, the 1-34 lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, 1-35 and the presiding officers of the standing committees of the senate 1-36 and of the house of representatives having primary jurisdiction 1-37 over the Health and Human Services Commission the results of the 1-38 study, including an analysis of the costs, benefits, and 1-39 feasibility of expanding dental services provided under Subsection 1-40 (x), Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act. 1-41 SECTION 4. If before implementing any provision of this Act 1-42 a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a 1-43 federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, 1-44 the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or 1-45 authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the 1-46 waiver or authorization is granted. 1-47 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-48 * * * * *