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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision and reimbursement of health care services |
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by local public health entities under the child health plan |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 62, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 62.1552 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.1552. LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH ENTITIES. (a) In this |
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section, "local public health entity" means: |
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(1) a local health unit described by Section 121.004; |
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(2) a local health department established under |
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Subchapter D, Chapter 121; and |
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(3) a public health district established under |
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Subchapter E, Chapter 121. |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall establish a separate |
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provider type for a local public health entity for purposes of |
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enrollment and reimbursement as a provider under the child health |
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plan 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. The Health and Human Services Commission is |
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required to implement Section 62.1552, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, only if the legislature appropriates money |
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specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not |
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appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the commission |
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may, but is not required to, implement Section 62.1552 using other |
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appropriations that are available for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2025. |