By: Davis of Harris, et al. H.B. No. 2466
(Senate Sponsor - Huffman)
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2017;
May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &
Human Services; May 18, 2017, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 18, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to coverage for certain services related to maternal
depression under the Medicaid and child health plan programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 62, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 62.1511 to read as follows:
Sec. 62.1511. COVERAGE FOR MATERNAL DEPRESSION SCREENING.
(a) In this section, "maternal depression" means depression of any
severity with postpartum onset.
(b) The covered services under the child health plan must
include a maternal depression screening for an enrollee's mother,
regardless of whether the mother is also an enrollee, that is
performed during a covered well-child or other office visit for the
enrollee that occurs before the enrollee's first birthday.
(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary
to implement this section. The rules must be based on:
(1) clinical and empirical evidence concerning
maternal depression; and
(2) information provided by relevant physicians and
behavioral health organizations.
(d) The commission shall seek, accept, and spend any federal
funds that are available for the purposes of this section,
including priority funding authorized by Section 317L-1 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), as added
by the 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. No. 114-255).
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 32.0561 to read as follows:
Sec. 32.0561. MATERNAL DEPRESSION SCREENING. (a) In this
section, "maternal depression" means depression of any severity
with postpartum onset.
(b) The commission shall provide medical assistance
reimbursement for a maternal depression screening for a recipient's
mother, regardless of whether the mother is also a recipient, that
is performed during a covered examination for the recipient under
the Texas Health Steps Comprehensive Care Program that occurs
before the recipient's first birthday.
(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary
to implement this section. The rules must be based on:
(1) clinical and empirical evidence concerning
maternal depression; and
(2) information provided by relevant physicians and
behavioral health organizations.
(d) The commission shall seek, accept, and spend any federal
funds that are available for the purposes of this section,
including priority funding authorized by Section 317L-1 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), as added
by the 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. No. 114-255).
SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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