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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the use of certain criteria to determine |
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certain individuals' eligibility for benefits under a Medicaid |
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waiver program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 546, Government Code, as |
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effective April 1, 2025, is amended by adding Section 546.0457 to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 546.0457. PROHIBITED USE OF CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY |
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CRITERIA FOR INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME. The |
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commission may not require that an individual diagnosed with |
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Prader-Willi Syndrome meet intelligence quotient criteria to be |
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eligible for benefits under a Section 1915(c) waiver 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, 2025. |