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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reimbursement of providers under the Medicaid |
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program for the provision of telemedicine medical services in a |
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school-based setting. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.0217, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-4) and amending Subsection (g) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c-4) The commission shall ensure that Medicaid |
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reimbursement is provided to a physician for a telemedicine medical |
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service provided by the physician, even if the physician is not the |
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patient's primary care physician or provider, if: |
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(1) the physician is an authorized health care |
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provider under the Medicaid program; |
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(2) the patient is a child who receives the service in |
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a primary or secondary school-based setting; and |
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(3) a health professional is present with the patient |
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during the treatment. |
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(g) If a patient receiving a telemedicine medical service |
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has a primary care physician or provider and consents or, if |
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appropriate, the patient's parent or legal guardian consents to the |
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notification, the commission may [shall] require that the primary |
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care physician or provider be notified of the telemedicine medical |
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service for the purpose of sharing medical information. In the case |
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of a service provided to a child in a school-based setting as |
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described by Subsection (c-4), the notification, if any, must |
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include a summary of the service, including exam findings, |
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prescribed or administered medications, and patient instructions. |
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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, 2015. |