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| 1 | 1 | 81R19412 KFF-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Orr H.B. No. 3926 | |
| 3 | 3 | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3926: | |
| 4 | 4 | By: Naishtat C.S.H.B. No. 3926 | |
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| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to medical assistance reimbursement for immunizations | |
| 10 | 10 | administered by certain health care providers. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended | |
| 13 | 13 | by adding Subsection (ii) to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (ii) The department shall provide medical assistance | |
| 15 | 15 | reimbursement to a pharmacist who is licensed to practice pharmacy | |
| 16 | 16 | in this state, is authorized to administer immunizations in | |
| 17 | 17 | accordance with rules adopted by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, | |
| 18 | 18 | and administers an immunization to a recipient of medical | |
| 19 | 19 | assistance to the same extent the department provides reimbursement | |
| 20 | 20 | to a physician or other health care provider participating in the | |
| 21 | 21 | medical assistance program for the administration of that | |
| 22 | 22 | immunization. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act | |
| 24 | 24 | a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a | |
| 25 | 25 | federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, | |
| 26 | 26 | the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or | |
| 27 | 27 | authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the | |
| 28 | 28 | waiver or authorization is granted. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |