Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1159 Compare Versions

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1	1	85R5923 MK-D
2	2	By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1159
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to notice given to certain medical providers of a change in
8	8	placement for a child in foster care.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 264.018, Family Code, is amended by
11	11	adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
12	12	(d-1) As soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after
13	13	the department becomes aware of a change in placement of a child in
14	14	the conservatorship of the department, the department shall give
15	15	notice of the placement change to:
16	16	(1) the managed care organization that contracts with
17	17	the commission to provide health care services to the child under
18	18	the STAR Health program; and
19	19	(2) the primary care physician listed in the child's
20	20	health passport.
21	21	SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 533, Government Code, is
22	22	amended by adding Section 533.0056 to read as follows:
23	23	Sec. 533.0056. STAR HEALTH PROGRAM: NOTIFICATION OF
24	24	PLACEMENT CHANGE. A contract between a managed care organization
25	25	and the commission for the organization to provide health care
26	26	services to recipients under the STAR Health program must require
27	27	the organization to ensure continuity of care for a child whose
28	28	placement has changed by:
29	29	(1) notifying each specialist treating the child of
30	30	the placement change; and
31	31	(2) coordinating the transition of care from the
32	32	child's previous treating primary care physician and treating
33	33	specialists to the child's new treating primary care physician and
34	34	treating specialists, if any.
35	35	SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
36	36	a contract for the provision of health care services under the STAR
37	37	Health program between the Health and Human Services Commission and
38	38	a managed care organization under Chapter 533, Government Code,
39	39	that is entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of
40	40	this Act.
41	41	SECTION 4. If before implementing Section 533.0056,
42	42	Government Code, as added by this Act, the Health and Human Services
43	43	Commission determines that a waiver or authorization from a federal
44	44	agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, the
45	45	health and human services agency affected by the provision shall
46	46	request the waiver or authorization and may delay implementing that
47	47	provision until the waiver or authorization is granted.
48	48	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.