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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for functional |
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family therapy services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 32.04261 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.04261. REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY |
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SERVICES. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "At-risk youth" means children who are at risk of |
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involvement with the child welfare system, the criminal justice |
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system, or the juvenile justice system. |
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(2) "Functional family therapy" means an intensive, |
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short-term, family-based therapeutic treatment program for at-risk |
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youth designed to improve family dynamics, communication, and |
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support by: |
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(A) addressing core causes of dysfunctional |
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behavior patterns; |
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(B) decreasing negativity in the household; and |
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(C) providing tools to improve parental skills |
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and relationships. |
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(b) The commission shall ensure that medical assistance |
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reimbursement is provided to a provider who provides functional |
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family therapy services to a recipient under the medical assistance |
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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, 2023. |