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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to partnerships between the Health and Human Services |
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Commission and private entities to conduct health and human |
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services program outreach efforts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.066 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.066. PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
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OUTREACH. (a) The commission shall enter into partnerships with |
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private entities, including retail and other businesses, that agree |
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to conduct outreach efforts to persons in this state regarding the |
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following health and human services programs: |
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(1) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, |
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Health and Safety Code; |
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(2) the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, |
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Human Resources Code; |
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(3) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, |
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Human Resources Code; |
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(4) nutritional assistance programs under Chapter 33, |
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Human Resources Code; and |
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(5) any other health and human services program the |
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commission determines is appropriate. |
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(b) A private entity that enters into a partnership with the |
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commission under this section may: |
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(1) provide informational materials, including |
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eligibility guidelines and eligibility redetermination |
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information, to the entity's customers or other clients regarding |
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the programs listed in Subsection (a); |
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(2) perform other appropriate outreach functions, as |
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determined by the commission, with respect to those programs; |
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(3) use the entity's employees to perform the outreach |
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functions described by Subdivisions (1) and (2); and |
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(4) provide space at the entity's place of business at |
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which the commission may conduct health and human services program |
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outreach and enrollment campaigns. |
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(c) The executive commissioner may adopt rules regarding |
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the requirements applicable to an entity with which the commission |
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enters into a partnership under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |