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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain labor inductions performed on recipients under |
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the Medicaid program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 32.0313 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.0313. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN LABOR INDUCTIONS. |
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(a) The department may not reimburse a provider under the medical |
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assistance program for a nonmedically indicated labor induction |
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performed at a hospital on a woman earlier than the 39th week of |
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gestation. |
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(b) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules for reimbursing a provider |
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under the medical assistance program for medically indicated labor |
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inductions performed at a hospital on a woman earlier than the 39th |
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week of gestation. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission |
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shall conduct a study to assess the effects of the reimbursement |
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prohibition and policies adopted under Section 32.0313, Human |
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Resources Code, as added by this Act, on infant health and frequency |
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of infant admissions to neonatal intensive care units and hospital |
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readmissions for mothers and infants. |
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(b) Not later than December 1, 2012, the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall submit a written report containing the |
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findings of the study conducted under this section together with |
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the commission's recommendations to the standing committees of the |
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senate and house of representatives having primary jurisdiction |
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over the Medicaid program. |
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SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |