By: Laubenberg, et al. H.B. No. 1878
(Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Collin)
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2015;
May 11, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
Education; May 18, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 18, 2015, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE VOTE
YeaNayAbsentPNV
TaylorofGalvestonX
LucioX
BettencourtX
CampbellX
GarciaX
HuffinesX
KolkhorstX
RodrÃguezX
SeligerX
TaylorofCollinX
WestX
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of telemedicine medical services in a
school-based setting, including the reimbursement of providers
under the Medicaid program for those services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 531.0217, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (c-4) and (g-1) and amending Subsection (g) to
read as follows:
(c-4) The commission shall ensure that Medicaid
reimbursement is provided to a physician for a telemedicine medical
service provided by the physician, even if the physician is not the
patient's primary care physician or provider, if:
(1) the physician is an authorized health care
provider under Medicaid;
(2) the patient is a child who receives the service in
a primary or secondary school-based setting;
(3) the parent or legal guardian of the patient
provides consent before the service is provided; and
(4) a health professional is present with the patient
during the treatment.
(g) If a patient receiving a telemedicine medical service
has a primary care physician or provider and consents or, if
appropriate, the patient's parent or legal guardian consents to the
notification, the commission shall require that the primary care
physician or provider be notified of the telemedicine medical
service for the purpose of sharing medical information. In the case
of a service provided to a child in a school-based setting as
described by Subsection (c-4), the notification, if any, must
include a summary of the service, including exam findings,
prescribed or administered medications, and patient instructions.
(g-1) If a patient receiving a telemedicine medical service
in a school-based setting as described by Subsection (c-4) does not
have a primary care physician or provider, the commission shall
require that the patient's parent or legal guardian receive:
(1) the notification required under Subsection (g);
and
(2) a list of primary care physicians or providers
from which the patient may select the patient's primary care
physician or provider.
SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act
a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
waiver or authorization is granted.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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