By: Lucio  S.B. No. 1921
         (In the Senate - Filed March 12, 2021; April 1, 2021, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Health & Human Services;
  April 29, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
  Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 29, 2021,
  sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1921 By:  Campbell
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to Medicaid reimbursement for the provision of certain
  behavioral health and physical health services.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code,
  is amended by adding Section 32.0246 to read as follows:
         Sec. 32.0246.  MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN
  BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a) In this
  section, "behavioral health services" has the meaning assigned by
  Section 533.00255(a), Government Code, and includes targeted case
  management and psychiatric rehabilitation services.
         (b)  The commission shall provide to a public or private
  provider of behavioral health services medical assistance
  reimbursement through a fee-for-service delivery model for
  behavioral health or physical health services provided to a
  recipient before that recipient's enrollment with and receipt of
  medical assistance services through a managed care organization
  under Chapter 533, Government Code.
         (c)  The commission shall ensure that a public or private
  provider of behavioral health services who is reimbursed under
  Subsection (b) through a fee-for-service delivery model is provided
  medical assistance reimbursement through a managed care model for
  behavioral health or physical health services provided to a
  recipient after that recipient's enrollment with and receipt of
  medical assistance services through a managed care organization
  under Chapter 533, Government Code.
         SECTION 2.  The Health and Human Services Commission is
  required to implement a provision of this Act only if the
  legislature appropriates money to the commission specifically for
  that purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money
  specifically for that purpose, the commission may, but is not
  required to, implement a provision of this Act using other
  appropriations that are available for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  If before implementing any provision of this Act
  a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
  federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
  the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
  authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
  waiver or authorization is granted.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2022.
 
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