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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the coverage of certain infants under |
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Medicaid. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "commission" means the |
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Health and Human Services Commission. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY ON INFANTS ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID. The |
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commission shall conduct a study to assess the commission's |
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compliance with federal guidelines and requirements on the required |
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coverage of certain infants under Medicaid. In conducting the |
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study, the commission shall examine whether or the extent to which |
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the commission: |
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(1) provides Medicaid coverage to infants born in this |
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state whose mother was a Medicaid recipient at the time of the |
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birth; |
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(2) requires the submission of a separate application |
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or eligibility determination for infants born in this state whose |
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mother was a Medicaid recipient at the time of the birth; |
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(3) requires by rule or otherwise that an infant born |
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in this state whose mother was a Medicaid recipient at the time of |
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the birth reside with the infant's mother to remain eligible for |
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Medicaid; |
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(4) allows an infant to receive Medicaid coverage by |
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using the Medicaid identification number of the infant's mother |
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from the period between the infant's birth until the infant reaches |
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one year of age or, if the mother does not have a Medicaid |
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identification number, provides a separate Medicaid identification |
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number to an infant; |
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(5) requires proof of citizenship for an infant to |
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receive Medicaid coverage before the infant reaches one year of |
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age; |
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(6) ensures that an infant remains eligible from the |
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period between the infant's birth until the infant reaches at least |
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one year of age, unless the infant dies, is moved outside this |
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state, or is voluntarily disenrolled from Medicaid; and |
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(7) conducts a redetermination of eligibility for |
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infants before they reach one year of age. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2024, the |
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commission shall prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the |
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legislature a written report that: |
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(1) summarizes the results of the study conducted |
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under Section 2 of this Act; and |
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(2) includes any legislative recommendations based on |
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the results of the study on how to improve coverage rates and |
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related requirements for infants eligible for Medicaid. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2023. |