Amend HB 2 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 2, line 17, strike "Section 171.0031" and substitute "Sections 171.0031 and 171.0032".
(2) On page 3, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following new section:
Sec. 171.0032. REIMBURSEMENT. (a) The department shall provide financial reimbursement for expenses described by Subsection (b) to a woman who receives an abortion if:
(1) the woman's personal residence is located more than 30 miles from a facility at which an abortion may be performed or induced;
(2) the woman received a medical referral from a physician to a facility for the performance or inducement of an abortion; and
(3) the woman submits to the department an application for reimbursement on the form and in the manner prescribed by the department.
(b) The department shall provide financial reimbursement for travel to the facility at which an abortion may be performed or induced that is closest in proximity to the woman's personal residence and related expenses as provided by this subsection. The reimbursement must be for the period relative to the performance or inducement of the abortion and include the following expenses:
(1) round-trip travel from the woman's residence to the facility;
(2) meals;
(3) lodging;
(4) facility care; and
(5) medical care, including the performance or inducement of an abortion.
(c) The department shall provide financial reimbursement for expenses described by Subsection (b) at a rate that is at least equal to the rate authorized for the travel expenses of a department employee performing authorized official state business.
(d) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section.