79R14593 UM-F


By:  Van de Putte                                                 S.B. No. 826

Substitute the following for S.B. No. 826:                                    

By:  Thompson                                                 C.S.S.B. No. 826


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study examining the feasibility of providing health services for women with postpartum depression. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "postpartum depression" means a disorder with postpartum onset that is categorized as a mood disorder by the American Psychiatric Association in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, or a subsequent edition of that manual that the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission by rule adopts to take the place of the fourth edition. (b) The Health and Human Services Commission shall conduct a study examining the feasibility and effects of providing 12 months of health services under the Medicaid program to women who are: (1) diagnosed with postpartum depression; and (2) eligible for medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, at the time of diagnosis. (c) Not later than September 1, 2006, the Health and Human Services Commission shall provide a report to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and legislature that explains the conclusions of the study. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.