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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expansion of services provided under the child |
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health plan program for certain adolescents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.151, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) In developing the plan, the commission, except as |
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provided by Subsection (c-1), shall ensure that primary and |
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preventive health benefits do not include reproductive services, |
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other than prenatal care and care related to diseases, illnesses, |
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or abnormalities related to the reproductive system. |
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(c-1) The commission shall ensure that an enrolled |
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adolescent who is at least 16 years of age has access to |
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comprehensive family planning services, except services related to |
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abortion or emergency contraception, as a covered benefit if the |
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adolescent already has at least one child. |
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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, 2009. |