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AN ACT
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relating to the reinstatement of eligibility for medical assistance |
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of certain children placed in juvenile facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 32.0264, Human Resources |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.0264. SUSPENSION AND [AUTOMATIC] REINSTATEMENT OF |
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ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN IN JUVENILE FACILITIES. |
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SECTION 2. Section 32.0264, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), if, during the period |
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a child is placed in a juvenile facility, the child is hospitalized |
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or becomes an inpatient in another type of medical facility, the |
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commission shall reinstate the child's eligibility for medical |
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assistance during the period of the child's inpatient stay. The |
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executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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this subsection, including rules governing the procedure for |
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reinstating a child's eligibility for medical assistance under this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 3. If before implementing Section 32.0264(b-1), |
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Human Resources Code, as added by this Act, the Health and Human |
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Services Commission determines that a memorandum of understanding |
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between the commission and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or |
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the adoption of policies or procedures is necessary for |
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implementation of that provision, the commission may delay |
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implementing that provision until the earlier of: |
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(1) the date any necessary memorandum of |
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understanding, policies, and procedures are adopted; or |
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(2) March 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1664 was passed by the House on May |
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11, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 15, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1664 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 16, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1664 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |