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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to identifying and addressing social determinants of |
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health in Medicaid managed care contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 533.005, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding subsection (a)(27-29)to read as follows: |
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(27) a requirement that the managed care organization |
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perform routine screening of recipients to identify social |
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determinants of health including: |
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(A) housing; |
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(B) education; |
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(C) economic opportunity; and |
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(D) community conditions including access to |
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healthy food, environmental conditions, and safety from crime; |
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(28) a requirement that the managed care organization |
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coordinate with local community services and other federal, state, |
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and local government agencies as applicable to help address the |
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social determinants of health identified in subsection (27) that |
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are affecting the health of the recipient; and |
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(29) a requirement that the managed care organization |
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have a designated social determinants of health specialists for |
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each service area they are contracted in. |
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SECTION 2. This Act does not apply to contracts entered in |
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to before the effective date but applies to all contracts that are |
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new, renewed, or extended on or after the effective date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |