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Amend CSHB 15 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 6, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
Sec. 171.056. MEDICAID APPLICATION AND INFORMATION. (a) In this section, "commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.
(b) If, after being provided with a sonogram and the information required under this subchapter, the pregnant woman chooses not to have an abortion, the physician or an agent of the physician shall provide the woman with:
(1) an application for expedited eligibility and enrollment in the state Medicaid program; and
(2) information regarding the state Medicaid program.
(c) The information required to be provided under Subsection (b)(2) must include:
(1) an explanation of the benefits and services available under the program, including prenatal services; and
(2) a toll-free telephone number for the commission that the woman may contact if the woman has a question regarding the program.
(d) The commission shall:
(1) publish the application and information required to be provided under Subsection (b); and
(2) make the application and information available to the physicians in this state.
(2) Renumber sections of Subchapter C, Chapter 171, Health and Safety Code, as added by the bill, and any cross-references appropriately.
(3) Insert the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumber the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. The Health and Human Services Commission shall publish the application and information required by Section 171.056, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later than the 60th day after the effective date of this Act.