88R7301 SCP-D
 
  By: Blanco S.B. No. 2278
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for functional
  family therapy 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 32.04261 to read as follows:
         Sec. 32.04261.  REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY
  SERVICES. (a)  In this section:
               (1)  "At-risk youth" means children who are at risk of
  involvement with the child welfare system, the criminal justice
  system, or the juvenile justice system.
               (2)  "Functional family therapy" means an intensive,
  short-term, family-based therapeutic treatment program for at-risk
  youth designed to improve family dynamics, communication, and
  support by:
                     (A)  addressing core causes of dysfunctional
  behavior patterns;
                     (B)  decreasing negativity in the household; and
                     (C)  providing tools to improve parental skills
  and relationships.
         (b)  The commission shall ensure that medical assistance
  reimbursement is provided to a provider who provides functional
  family therapy services to a recipient under the medical assistance
  program.
         SECTION 2.  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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.