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Amend SB 21 (house committee printing), following SECTION 33 
of the bill (page 24, between lines 6 and 7), by inserting the 
following new SECTION, appropriately numbered, and renumbering 
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION _____.  Section 11.28, Article IX, HB 1, Acts of the 
78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003 (the General 
Appropriations Act), is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as 
follows:
	(d)  In addition to the priorities otherwise established by 
this section, it is also a priority of the legislature that the plan 
provide funding to permit a Medicaid recipient, including an adult 
recipient, to select a licensed psychologist, a licensed marriage 
and family therapist, as defined by Section 502.002, Occupations 
Code, a licensed professional counselor, as defined by Section 
503.002, Occupations Code, or a licensed master social worker, as 
defined by Section 505.002, Occupations Code, to perform 
professional counseling services or other health care services or 
procedures covered under the Medicaid program if the selected 
person is authorized by law to perform the counseling or other 
services or procedures.