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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain functions of the Health and Human Services |
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Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.001(4), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(4) "Health and human services agencies" includes the: |
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(A) Department of Aging and Disability Services; |
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(B) Department of State Health Services; |
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(C) Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative |
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Services; [and] |
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(D) Department of Family and Protective |
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Services; and |
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(E) Health and Human Services Commission. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.02114 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.02114. MONTHLY REPORT ON ENROLLMENT IN CHILDREN'S |
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HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS. (a) The commission shall prepare a |
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monthly report regarding the combined enrollment for children under |
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19 years of age who are enrolled in: |
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(1) the child health plan program; |
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(2) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, |
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Human Resources Code; and |
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(3) any other health benefits program administered by |
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the commission. |
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(b) The report under Subsection (a) must show enrollment on |
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a statewide basis and by county. |
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SECTION 3. Section 62.103, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The commission shall adopt rules requiring an applicant |
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for enrollment or renewal to submit documentation verifying the |
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applicant's income. The commission may authorize the applicant to |
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electronically submit the documentation verifying the applicant's |
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income. |
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SECTION 4. Section 62.104, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: |
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(f-1) The commission shall adopt rules to automatically |
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assign a health plan provider to a child who does not have a health |
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plan provider selected within a reasonable time after the child's |
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eligibility is determined. |
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SECTION 5. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 32.073 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.073. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN RESOURCES IN DETERMINING |
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ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. (a) In this section, "health |
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savings account" means an account containing funds that are used to |
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pay for group or individual health insurance or noninsured medical |
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expenses and that qualify under federal law for exemption from |
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federal taxation. The term includes: |
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(1) a health care reimbursement account; |
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(2) a health savings account; and |
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(3) a medical savings account. |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules under |
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which: |
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(1) the balance of a health savings account belonging |
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to an applicant for the medical assistance program or belonging to a |
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member of the applicant's household is excluded in determining |
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whether the applicant meets the household income and resource |
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requirements for eligibility for the program; and |
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(2) any amounts deducted from the applicant's income |
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or from the income of a member of the applicant's household on a |
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recurring basis are excluded from that income so that only the |
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applicant's or household member's net income after excluding those |
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amounts is considered in determining whether the applicant meets |
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the household income requirements for eligibility for the medical |
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assistance program. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |