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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the certification of eligibility for Medicaid for |
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certain persons in the armed forces and their family members. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.026, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) In adopting rules under this section, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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ensure, to the extent allowed by federal law, that documentation |
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and verification procedures used in determining and certifying the |
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eligibility and need for medical assistance of a person who is on |
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active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States or |
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the state military forces, or of the spouse or dependent of that |
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person, are expedited in the same manner as the documentation and |
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verification procedures used to determine and certify the |
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eligibility of a person for emergency medical assistance are |
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expedited. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |