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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a recipient's disenrollment from a Medicaid managed |
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care plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 533.0076(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission shall allow a recipient who is enrolled |
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in a managed care plan under this chapter to disenroll from that |
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plan and enroll in another managed care plan[:
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[(1)] at any time for cause in accordance with federal |
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law[; and
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[(2)
once for any reason after the periods described
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by Subsections (a) and (b)]. |
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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 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. |