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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the continuation of the maternal opioid misuse model of |
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care for certain Medicaid recipients. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 547, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 547.0007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 547.0007. MATERNAL OPIOID MISUSE MODEL OF CARE. (a) |
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In this section, "maternal opioid misuse model of care" means the |
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model of care implemented using federal money applied for and |
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received under former Section 531.0738 for the purpose of improving |
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the quality and accessibility of care for: |
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(1) pregnant women with opioid use disorder enrolled |
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in Medicaid during the prenatal and postpartum periods; and |
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(2) their children after birth. |
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(b) To the extent money is available to the commission for |
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that purpose, the commission shall continue implementing the |
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maternal opioid misuse model of care. |
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(c) Money in the opioid abatement account established under |
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Section 403.505 may be appropriated to the commission for the |
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purpose of carrying out this section. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2029. |
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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 547.0007, Government Code, as added |
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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 that section using other |
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money available to the commission for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |