Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	S.B. No. 1177
	1	+	By: Menéndez S.B. No. 1177
	2	+	(Rose)
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	5	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	6		AN ACT
5	7		relating to offering certain evidence-based services in lieu of
6	8		other mental health or substance use disorder services by a
7	9		Medicaid managed care organization.
8	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	11		SECTION 1. Section 533.005, Government Code, is amended by
10	12		adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
11	13		(g) In addition to the requirements specified by Subsection
12	14		(a), a contract described by that subsection must contain language
13	15		permitting a managed care organization to offer medically
14	16		appropriate, cost-effective, evidence-based services from a list
15	17		approved by the state Medicaid managed care advisory committee and
16	18		included in the contract in lieu of mental health or substance use
17	19		disorder services specified in the state Medicaid plan. A
18	20		recipient is not required to use a service from the list included in
19	21		the contract in lieu of another mental health or substance use
20	22		disorder service specified in the state Medicaid plan. The
21	23		commission shall:
22	24		(1) prepare and submit an annual report to the
23	25		legislature on the number of times during the preceding year a
24	26		service from the list included in the contract is used; and
25	27		(2) take into consideration the actual cost and use of
26	28		any services from the list included in the contract that are offered
27	29		by a managed care organization when setting the capitation rates
28	30		for that organization under the contract.
29	31		SECTION 2. Section 533.005, Government Code, as amended by
30	32		this Act, applies to a contract entered into or renewed on or after
31	33		the effective date of this Act. A contract entered into or renewed
32	34		before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the
33	35		contract was entered into or renewed, and that law is continued in
34	36		effect for that purpose.
35	37		SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act
36	38		a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
37	39		federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
38	40		the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
39	41		authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
40	42		waiver or authorization is granted.
41	43		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
42		-	______________________________ ______________________________
43		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
44		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1177 passed the Senate on
45		-	May 3, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
46		-	______________________________
47		-	Secretary of the Senate
48		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1177 passed the House on
49		-	May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 109, Nays 34, two
50		-	present not voting.
51		-	______________________________
52		-	Chief Clerk of the House
53		-	Approved:
54		-	______________________________
55		-	Date
56		-	______________________________
57		-	Governor