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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to contracts between Medicaid managed care organizations |
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and certain providers of behavioral health and physical health |
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services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 533.00255(c), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A managed care organization that contracts with the |
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commission under this chapter shall: |
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(1) develop a network of public and private providers |
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of behavioral health services and ensure adults with serious mental |
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illness and children with serious emotional disturbance have access |
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to a comprehensive array of services; and |
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(2) if the managed care organization intends to |
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contract with an integrated provider site for the provision of both |
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behavioral health services and physical health services, offer the |
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integrated provider site the option of entering into a single |
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contract with the managed care organization to provide those |
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services, even if the managed care organization contracts with a |
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behavioral health organization to coordinate the provision of |
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behavioral health services for the managed care organization. |
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SECTION 2. Section 533.00255(c), Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies to a contract entered into or renewed |
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on or after the effective date of 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 September 1, 2017. |