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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to amending Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, by adding |
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certain local health entities as provider types for reimbursement |
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under the Children's Health Insurance Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.002, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subdivision (5) to read as follows: |
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(5) "Local public health entity" means an entity |
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established by Chapter 121 (Local Public Health Reorganization |
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Act), including health authorities established under Section |
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121.021, local health departments established under Section |
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121.031, and public health districts established under Section |
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121.041. |
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SECTION 2. Section 62.156, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Health care providers who provide health care services |
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under the child health plan must satisfy certification and |
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licensure requirements, as required by commission rules and |
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consistent with other law. |
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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 as a provider for and reimbursement under the child |
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health plan program. |
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SECTION 3. 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 4. The Health and Human Services Commission is |
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required to implement a provision of this Act only if the |
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legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If |
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the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that |
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purpose, the commission may, but is not required to, implement a |
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provision of this Act using other appropriations available for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |