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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of information to certain women enrolled |
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in the Texas women's health 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 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.0997 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.0997. INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN ENROLLEES IN THE |
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TEXAS WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "Texas women's |
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health program" means a program operated by the commission that is |
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substantially similar to the demonstration project operated under |
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former Section 32.0248, Human Resources Code, and that is intended |
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to expand access to preventive health and family planning services |
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for women in this state. |
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(b) This section applies to a woman who is automatically |
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enrolled in the Texas women's health program following a pregnancy |
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for which the woman received Medicaid, but who is no longer eligible |
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to participate in Medicaid. |
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(c) At the time a woman described by Subsection (b) is |
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enrolled in the Texas women's health program, the commission shall |
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provide to the woman information about: |
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(1) the Texas women's health program, including the |
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services provided under the program; and |
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(2) health risks and complications that may occur |
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before the first anniversary of the date the woman gave birth or the |
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pregnancy ended. |
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(d) The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force |
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established under Chapter 34, Health and Safety Code, or the |
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commission, as appropriate, shall develop or approve the |
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information provided to a woman under Subsection (c). |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt any rules necessary to implement |
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Section 531.0997, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than March 31, 2018, the Maternal |
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Mortality and Morbidity Task Force or the Health and Human Services |
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Commission shall develop or approve the information required by |
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Section 531.0997, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. Section 531.0997, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies to a woman automatically enrolled in the Texas |
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women's health program on or after May 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect December 1, 2017. |