Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1879 Compare Versions

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1		-	86R27717 KKR-D
2		-	By: Davis of Harris, Zerwas, Hinojosa, H.B. No. 1879
3		-	Thompson of Harris, Miller
4		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1879:
5		-	By: Thompson of Harris C.S.H.B. No. 1879
	1	+	86R6320 KKR-D
	2	+	By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1879
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8	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
9	6		AN ACT
10	7		relating to the automatic enrollment of certain women in Medicaid
11		-	and the Healthy Texas Women ~~program~~.
	8	+	and the Healthy Texas Women and CHIP perinatal programs.
12	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	10		SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
14	11		amended by adding Sections 531.0997 and 531.09971 to read as
15	12		follows:
16	13		Sec. 531.0997. AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN WOMEN IN
17	14		HEALTHY TEXAS WOMEN PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "Healthy Texas
18	15		Women program" means a program operated by the commission that is
19	16		substantially similar to the demonstration project operated under
20	17		former Section 32.0248, Human Resources Code, and that is intended
21	18		to expand access to preventive health and family planning services
22	19		for women in this state.
23	20		(b) Subject to the eligibility requirements of the Healthy
24	21		Texas Women program, the commission shall identify and
25	22		automatically enroll in the program a woman who is a Medicaid
26	23		recipient or enrollee in the child health plan program but who will
27	24		lose eligibility for benefits under the applicable program because
28	25		of the woman's age. The commission shall implement the automatic
29	26		enrollment in a manner that:
30	27		(1) ensures a seamless transition in the provision of
31	28		services between Medicaid or the child health plan program, as
32	29		applicable, and the Healthy Texas Women program; and
33	30		(2) allows a woman to begin receiving services through
34	31		the Healthy Texas Women program on the first day the woman is no
35	32		longer eligible for Medicaid or the child health plan program, as
36	33		applicable.
37	34		(c) The commission shall, at the time a woman is
38	35		automatically enrolled under Subsection (b) in the Healthy Texas
39	36		Women program:
40	37		(1) provide to the woman written notice that:
41	38		(A) she has been automatically enrolled in the
42	39		program but may disenroll; and
43	40		(B) instructs the woman on how to disenroll from
44	41		the program; and
45	42		(2) provide to the woman information about the
46	43		program, including the services provided under the program.
47	44		(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary
48	45		to implement this section.
49	46		Sec. 531.09971. AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN WOMEN IN
50		-	MEDICAID. (a) In this section, "Healthy Texas Women program" has
51		-	the meaning assigned by Section 531.0997.
	47	+	MEDICAID OR CHIP PERINATAL PROGRAM. (a) In this section:
	48	+	(1) "CHIP perinatal program" means the perinatal
	49	+	program operated under the child health plan program established
	50	+	under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code.
	51	+	(2) "Healthy Texas Women program" has the meaning
	52	+	assigned by Section 531.0997.
52	53		(b) The commission shall identify and automatically enroll
53		-	in Medicaid a woman who:
	54	+	in Medicaid or the CHIP perinatal program, as applicable, a woman
	55	+	who:
54	56		(1) becomes pregnant while receiving services through
55	57		the Healthy Texas Women program; and
56		-	(2) is eligible for Medicaid.
	58	+	(2) is eligible for Medicaid or the CHIP perinatal
	59	+	program.
57	60		(c) The commission shall implement the automatic enrollment
58	61		in a manner that:
59	62		(1) ensures a seamless transition in the provision of
60		-	services between the Healthy Texas Women program and Medicaid; and
	63	+	services between the Healthy Texas Women program and Medicaid or
	64	+	the CHIP perinatal program, as applicable; and
61	65		(2) allows a woman to begin receiving services through
62		-	Medicaid on the first day the woman is enrolled in the program.
	66	+	Medicaid or the CHIP perinatal program, as applicable, on the first
	67	+	day the woman is enrolled in the program.
63	68		(d) The commission shall, at the time a woman is
64		-	automatically enrolled under Subsection (b) in Medicaid:
	69	+	automatically enrolled under Subsection (b) in Medicaid or the CHIP
	70	+	perinatal program, as applicable:
65	71		(1) provide to the woman written notice that:
66	72		(A) she has been automatically enrolled in the
67		-	program but may disenroll; and
	73	+	applicable program but may disenroll; and
68	74		(B) instructs the woman on how to disenroll from
69	75		the program; and
70	76		(2) provide to the woman information about the
71	77		program, including the services provided under the program.
72	78		(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary
73	79		to implement this section.
74	80		SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a
75	81		woman who is a recipient of medical assistance under Chapter 32,
76	82		Human Resources Code, benefits through the child health plan
77	83		program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, or services
78	84		through the Healthy Texas Women program, on or after the effective
79	85		date of this Act, regardless of the date on which eligibility for
80	86		medical assistance, the child health plan program, or the Healthy
81	87		Texas Women program was determined.
82	88		SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act
83	89		a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization, including
84	90		a state plan amendment, from a federal agency is necessary for
85	91		implementation of that provision, the agency affected by the
86	92		provision shall request the waiver or authorization and may delay
87	93		implementing that provision until the waiver or authorization is
88	94		granted.
89	95		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.