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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the continuation of a pilot program designed to improve |
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the quality and accessibility of care for certain Medicaid |
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recipients. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 526, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 526.0060 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.0738. CONTINUATION OF THE PILOT MODEL OF CARE FOR |
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CERTAIN MEDICAID RECIPIENTS. (a) To the extent funds are available |
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for this purpose, the commission shall continue the Maternal Opioid |
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Misuse Model pilot program, a model of care designed to improve the |
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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.(b) This section |
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expires December 1, 2028. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2028, the commission |
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shall prepare and submit to the legislature a report on the benefits |
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of the program, including measures of birth outcomes. |
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SECTION 3. To the extent available for use, the Texas opioid |
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abatement fund council shall prioritize funding to the Maternal |
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Opioid Misuse Model as a grant recipient of money allocated to the |
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council from the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund, established by |
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Section 403.506. |
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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. 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 6. 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. |