1-1 By: Nelson, et al. S.B. No. 532 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 5, 2001; February 6, 2001, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human 1-4 Services; April 9, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote: 1-5 Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 9, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to medical assistance for certain persons in need of 1-9 treatment for breast or cervical cancer. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended 1-12 by adding Subsection (x) to read as follows: 1-13 (x) The department shall provide medical assistance to a 1-14 person in need of treatment for breast or cervical cancer who is 1-15 eligible for that assistance under the Breast and Cervical Cancer 1-16 Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106-354). 1-17 SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act 1-18 a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a 1-19 federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, 1-20 the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or 1-21 authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the 1-22 waiver or authorization is granted. 1-23 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-24 * * * * *