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Amend HB 4533 (senate committee report) in SECTION 12 of the bill, in added Section 534.1045, Government Code, as follows:
(1) In added Subsection (a)(5)(C) (page 7, line 68), strike "and".
(2) In added Subsection (a)(6) (page 8, line 7), between "preferences" and the underlined period, insert the following:
; and
(7) dental services benefits in accordance with Subsection (a-1)
(3) Immediately following Subsection (a) (page 8, between lines 7 and 8), insert the following:
(a-1) In developing the pilot program, the commission shall:
(1) evaluate dental services benefits provided through Medicaid waiver programs and dental services benefits provided as a value-added service under the Medicaid managed care delivery model;
(2) determine which dental services benefits are the most cost-effective in reducing emergency room and inpatient hospital admissions due to poor oral health; and
(3) based on the determination made under Subdivision (2), provide the most cost-effective dental services benefits to pilot program participants.