82S10299 KFF-F
By: Coleman H.B. No. 64
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a county mental health services Medicaid waiver
program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 531.0226 to read as follows:
Sec. 531.0226. COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAID
WAIVER PROGRAM. (a) If feasible and cost-effective, the commission
may apply for a waiver from the federal Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services or another appropriate federal agency to more
efficiently leverage the use of state and local funds in order to
maximize the receipt of federal Medicaid matching funds by
providing counties in the state with the flexibility to provide
benefits under the Medicaid program to individuals who:
(1) have a net family income that is at or below 200
percent of the federal poverty level; and
(2) are eligible to receive mental health services
through the county.
(b) In establishing the waiver program under this section,
the commission shall:
(1) ensure that the state is a prudent purchaser of the
health care services that are needed for the individuals described
by Subsection (a);
(2) solicit broad-based input from interested
persons;
(3) ensure that the benefits received by an individual
through the county are not reduced once the individual is enrolled
in the waiver program; and
(4) employ the use of intergovernmental transfers and
other procedures to maximize the receipt of federal Medicaid
matching funds.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
last day of the legislative session.