1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to medical assistance for certain persons in need of
 1-3     treatment for breast or cervical cancer.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended
 1-6     by adding Subsection (x) to read as follows:
 1-7           (x)  The department shall provide medical assistance to a
 1-8     person in need of treatment for breast or cervical cancer who is
 1-9     eligible for that assistance under the Breast and Cervical Cancer
1-10     Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106-354) for a
1-11     continuous period during which the person requires that treatment.
1-12     The department shall simplify the provider enrollment process for a
1-13     provider of that medical assistance and shall adopt rules to
1-14     provide for certification of presumptive eligibility of a person
1-15     for that assistance.  In determining a person's eligibility for
1-16     medical assistance under this subsection, the department, to the
1-17     extent allowed by federal law, may not require a personal
1-18     interview.
1-19           SECTION 2.  If before implementing any provision of this Act
1-20     a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
1-21     federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
1-22     the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
1-23     authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
1-24     waiver or authorization is granted.
1-25           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 532 passed the Senate on
         April 26, 2001, by a viva-voce vote; and that the Senate concurred
         in House amendment on May 14, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 532 passed the House, with
         amendment, on May 8, 2001, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                Chief Clerk of the House
         Approved:
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                      Date
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                    Governor