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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Medicaid coverage of doula services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (nn) to read as follows: |
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(nn) The commission shall provide medical assistance |
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reimbursement for services provided by a doula, including |
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childbirth education and emotional and physical support provided |
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during pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period. The |
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executive commissioner by rule shall determine the qualifications |
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necessary for an individual to be considered a doula and the doula |
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services to be covered under the medical assistance program. |
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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, 2021. |