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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for medical assistance for treatment of |
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breast or cervical cancer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (y-1) to read as follows: |
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(y-1) A woman who receives a breast or cervical cancer |
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screening service under Title XV of the Public Health Service Act |
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(42 U.S.C. Section 300k et seq.) and who otherwise meets the |
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eligibility requirements for medical assistance for treatment of |
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breast or cervical cancer as provided by Subsection (y) is eligible |
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for medical assistance under that subsection, regardless of whether |
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federal Medicaid matching funds are available for that medical |
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assistance. A screening service of a type that is within the scope |
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of screening services under that title is considered to be provided |
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under that title regardless of whether the service was provided by a |
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provider who receives or uses funds under that title. |
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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. |