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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a |
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school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain |
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services provided to eligible students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 38.034 and 38.035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.034. ON-CAMPUS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a) A |
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school district may contract with a local mental health authority |
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to provide mental health services on a campus of the district. |
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(b) At the request of a student's parent or guardian, a |
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local mental health authority providing on-campus mental health |
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services that conducts a mental health or behavioral health |
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assessment of the student or provides mental health or behavioral |
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health services to the student may provide to the student's primary |
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care physician the results of the assessment conducted and, if |
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applicable, the results of any services provided. |
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Sec. 38.035. REIMBURSEMENT UNDER MEDICAID. The Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall allow a school district to enroll |
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as a provider under the medical assistance program under Chapter |
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32, Human Resources Code, to provide and receive reimbursement for |
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the provision of mental health services to district students who |
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are medical assistance recipients. |
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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, 2019. |