| 1 | 1 | | 85R1728 KKR-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 2040 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the content of an application for Medicaid. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 32.025, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 10 | | by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (g) The application form adopted under this section must |
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| 12 | 12 | | include: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (1) for an applicant who is pregnant, a question |
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| 14 | 14 | | regarding whether the pregnancy is the woman's first gestational |
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| 15 | 15 | | pregnancy; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | (2) a question regarding the applicant's preferences |
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| 17 | 17 | | for being contacted, as follows: |
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| 18 | 18 | | "If you are determined eligible for benefits, do |
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| 19 | 19 | | you want your managed care organization or health plan provider to |
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| 20 | 20 | | contact you by telephone, text message, or e-mail about health care |
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| 21 | 21 | | matters, including reminders for appointments and information |
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| 22 | 22 | | about immunizations or well check visits? Telephone calls and text |
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| 23 | 23 | | messages may be autodialed. Please indicate your preferences |
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| 24 | 24 | | below: |
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| 25 | 25 | | (1) By telephone? Yes No |
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| 26 | 26 | | Telephone number: _____________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) By text message (a free autodialed service, but |
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| 28 | 28 | | your carrier may charge message and data rates)? Yes No |
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| 29 | 29 | | Cellular telephone number: ______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | (3) By e-mail? Yes No |
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| 31 | 31 | | E-mail address: __________________". |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2018, the executive |
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| 33 | 33 | | commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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| 34 | 34 | | adopt a revised application form for medical assistance benefits |
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| 35 | 35 | | that conforms to the requirements of Section 32.025(g), Human |
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| 36 | 36 | | Resources Code, as added by this Act. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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| 38 | 38 | | a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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| 39 | 39 | | federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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| 40 | 40 | | the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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| 41 | 41 | | authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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| 42 | 42 | | waiver or authorization is granted. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 44 | 44 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 45 | 45 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 46 | 46 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 47 | 47 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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