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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain |
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women. |
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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 32.02473 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.02473. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
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FOR CERTAIN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE. (a) Notwithstanding any |
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other law, the commission shall provide medical assistance to each |
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woman in this state: |
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(1) who is of reproductive age, including each woman |
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who is at least 19 years of age or older but younger than 50 years of |
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age; |
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(2) who has a household income that is at or below 133 |
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percent of the federal poverty level; |
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(3) who applies for the assistance; and |
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(4) for whom federal matching money is available. |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary |
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to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 32.02473, Human Resources Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to an initial determination or |
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recertification of eligibility of an individual for medical |
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assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, made on or after |
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the date the section is implemented, regardless of the date the |
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individual applied for that assistance. |
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SECTION 3. 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 take all necessary actions to expand |
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eligibility for medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human |
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Resources Code, in accordance with Section 32.02473, Human |
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Resources Code, as added by this Act, including notifying |
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appropriate federal agencies of that expanded eligibility. |
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SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |