86R11526 SCL-D
By: Neave H.B. No. 2742
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an audit of health care providers in the Healthy Texas
Women program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 531.0995 to read as follows:
Sec. 531.0995. PROVIDER AUDIT FOR HEALTHY TEXAS WOMEN
PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "Healthy Texas Women program" means
a program operated by the commission that is substantially similar
to the demonstration project operated under former Section 32.0248,
Human Resources Code, and that is intended to expand access to
preventive health and family planning services for women in this
state.
(b) The commission shall conduct an audit every six months
of each health care provider in the Healthy Texas Women program to
determine whether the provider:
(1) is providing the health care services included in
the program; and
(2) specializes in providing health and family
planning services to women.
SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.