| 1 | | - | H.B. No. 706 |
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| 1 | + | By: Bernal, Ortega (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 706 |
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| 2 | + | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2019; |
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| 3 | + | May 7, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Health & |
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| 4 | + | Human Services; May 16, 2019, reported favorably by the following |
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| 5 | + | vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 16, 2019, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | + | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 4 | 10 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 11 | | relating to the eligibility of certain children who are deaf or hard |
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| 6 | 12 | | of hearing for audiology services under the school health and |
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| 7 | 13 | | related services program. |
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| 8 | 14 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 15 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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| 10 | 16 | | amended by adding Section 38.033 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 17 | | Sec. 38.033. SCHOOL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES PROGRAM; |
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| 12 | 18 | | ELIGIBILITY FOR AUDIOLOGY SERVICES. (a) A child is eligible to |
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| 13 | 19 | | receive audiology services provided under the school health and |
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| 14 | 20 | | related services program if the child: |
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| 15 | 21 | | (1) is 20 years of age or younger; |
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| 16 | 22 | | (2) has a disability or chronic medical condition; |
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| 17 | 23 | | (3) is eligible for Medicaid benefits; and |
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| 18 | 24 | | (4) has been prescribed the services under: |
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| 19 | 25 | | (A) an individualized education program created |
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| 20 | 26 | | under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. |
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| 21 | 27 | | Section 1400 et seq.); or |
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| 22 | 28 | | (B) a plan created under Section 504, |
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| 23 | 29 | | Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794). |
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| 24 | 30 | | (b) The Health and Human Services Commission shall provide |
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| 25 | 31 | | reimbursement to a provider under the school health and related |
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| 26 | 32 | | services program for audiology services provided to a child who is |
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| 27 | 33 | | eligible for the services under Subsection (a). |
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| 28 | 34 | | (c) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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| 29 | 35 | | Services Commission, in consultation with the agency, shall adopt |
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| 30 | 36 | | rules necessary to implement this section. |
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| 31 | 37 | | SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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| 32 | 38 | | a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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| 33 | 39 | | federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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| 34 | 40 | | the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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| 35 | 41 | | authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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| 36 | 42 | | waiver or authorization is granted. |
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| 37 | 43 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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| 38 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 39 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 40 | | - | I certify that H.B. No. 706 was passed by the House on May 3, |
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| 41 | | - | 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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| 42 | | - | voting. |
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| 43 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 45 | | - | I certify that H.B. No. 706 was passed by the Senate on May |
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| 46 | | - | 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 47 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | | - | APPROVED: _____________________ |
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| 50 | | - | Date |
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| 51 | | - | _____________________ |
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| 52 | | - | Governor |
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| 44 | + | * * * * * |
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