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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the content of an application for Medicaid. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.025, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) The application form adopted under this section must |
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include: |
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(1) for an applicant who is pregnant, a question |
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regarding whether the pregnancy is the woman's first gestational |
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pregnancy; and |
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(2) a question regarding the applicant's preferences |
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for being contacted, as follows: |
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"If you are determined eligible for benefits, do |
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you want your managed care organization or health plan provider to |
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contact you by telephone, text message, or e-mail about health care |
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matters, including reminders for appointments and information |
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about immunizations or well check visits? Telephone calls and text |
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messages may be autodialed. Please indicate your preferences |
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below: |
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(1) By telephone? Yes No |
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Telephone number: _____________ |
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(2) By text message (a free autodialed service, but |
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your carrier may charge message and data rates)? Yes No |
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Cellular telephone number: ______________ |
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(3) By e-mail? Yes No |
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E-mail address: __________________". |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2018, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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adopt a revised application form for medical assistance benefits |
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that conforms to the requirements of Section 32.025(g), Human |
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Resources Code, as added by this Act. |
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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 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 September 1, 2017. |