Amend CSSB 1105 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. (a) In this section:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2) "Medicaid" means the medical assistance program established under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.

(b) The commission may actively seek a waiver to the state Medicaid plan or other authorization from the appropriate federal agency to:

(1) ensure low income individuals who have a diagnosed mental health or substance use disorder are able to receive treatment under Medicaid; and

(2) create and maintain coordinated, holistic systems of care under Medicaid for the physical and behavioral health of Medicaid recipients.