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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an audit of health care providers in the Healthy Texas |
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Women program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.0995 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.0995. PROVIDER AUDIT FOR HEALTHY TEXAS WOMEN |
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PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "Healthy Texas Women program" means |
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a program operated by the commission that is substantially similar |
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to the demonstration project operated under former Section 32.0248, |
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Human Resources Code, and that is intended to expand access to |
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preventive health and family planning services for women in this |
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state. |
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(b) The commission shall conduct an audit every six months |
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of each health care provider in the Healthy Texas Women program to |
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determine whether the provider: |
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(1) is providing the health care services included in |
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the program; and |
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(2) specializes in providing health and family |
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planning services to women. |
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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 September 1, 2019. |