By:  Uresti (Senate Sponsor - Van de Putte)                       H.B. No. 3235
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 28, 2005; 
April 29, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on Health 
and Human Services; May 20, 2005, reported adversely, with 
favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 7, 
Nays 0; May 20, 2005, sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3235                                   By:  Deuell


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to providing interpreter services to certain recipients of 
medical assistance or their parents or guardians.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended 
by adding Subsection (bb) to read as follows:
	(bb)  In this subsection, "deaf" and "hard of hearing" have 
the meanings assigned by Section 81.001.  Subject to the 
availability of funds, the department shall provide interpreter 
services as requested during the receipt of medical assistance 
under this chapter to:
		(1)  a person receiving that assistance who is deaf or 
hard of hearing; or
		(2)  a parent or guardian of a person receiving that 
assistance if the parent or guardian is deaf or hard of hearing.
	SECTION 2.  If before implementing any provision of this Act 
a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a 
federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, 
the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or 
authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the 
waiver or authorization is granted.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           



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