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| 1 | 1 | 84R15367 T | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Coleman H.B. No. 3449 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a | |
| 8 | 8 | pregnancy. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | by adding Subsection (l-1) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (l-1) The department shall continue to provide medical | |
| 13 | 13 | assistance to a woman who is eligible for medical assistance as a | |
| 14 | 14 | pregnant woman for a period of not less than six months following | |
| 15 | 15 | the date the woman gives birth. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act | |
| 17 | 17 | a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a | |
| 18 | 18 | federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, | |
| 19 | 19 | the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or | |
| 20 | 20 | authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the | |
| 21 | 21 | waiver or authorization is granted. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 23 | 23 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 24 | 24 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 25 | 25 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 26 | 26 | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |