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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women following a |
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pregnancy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.024(l-1), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(l-1) The commission shall continue to provide medical |
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assistance to a woman who is eligible for medical assistance for |
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pregnant women for a period of not less than 12 [six] months that |
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begins on the last day of the woman's pregnancy and ends on the last |
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day of the month in which the 12-month period ends in accordance |
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with Section 1902(e)(16), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section |
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1396a(e)(16)) [following the date the woman delivers or experiences |
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an involuntary miscarriage]. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall seek from the appropriate federal agency |
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an amendment to the state's Medicaid state plan to implement |
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Section 32.024(l-1), Human Resources Code, as amended by this Act. |
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The commission may delay implementing this Act until the state plan |
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amendment is approved. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |