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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 and who otherwise meets the eligibility |
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requirements for medical assistance for treatment of breast or |
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cervical cancer as provided by Subsection (y) is eligible for |
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medical assistance under that subsection if the screening service |
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was provided under Title XV of the Public Health Service Act (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 300k et seq.), regardless of whether federal |
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Medicaid matching funds are available for that medical assistance. |
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A screening service is considered to be provided under that title if |
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the service was provided by a provider who receives funds under that |
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title through a grant, subgrant, or contract awarded under the |
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breast and cervical cancer control program and the service: |
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(1) was funded using money received under that title; |
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or |
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(2) was not funded using money received under that |
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title, but was within the scope of the services authorized under the |
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provider's grant, subgrant, or contract. |
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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. |