H.B. No. 1664
AN ACT
relating to the reinstatement of eligibility for medical assistance
of certain children placed in juvenile facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 32.0264, Human Resources
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 32.0264. SUSPENSION AND [AUTOMATIC] REINSTATEMENT OF
ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN IN JUVENILE FACILITIES.
SECTION 2. Section 32.0264, Human Resources Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), if, during the period
a child is placed in a juvenile facility, the child is hospitalized
or becomes an inpatient in another type of medical facility, the
commission shall reinstate the child's eligibility for medical
assistance during the period of the child's inpatient stay. The
executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement
this subsection, including rules governing the procedure for
reinstating a child's eligibility for medical assistance under this
subsection.
SECTION 3. If before implementing Section 32.0264(b-1),
Human Resources Code, as added by this Act, the Health and Human
Services Commission determines that a memorandum of understanding
between the commission and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or
the adoption of policies or procedures is necessary for
implementation of that provision, the commission may delay
implementing that provision until the earlier of:
(1) the date any necessary memorandum of
understanding, policies, and procedures are adopted; or
(2) March 1, 2022.
SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1664 was passed by the House on May
11, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 15, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 1664 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 16,
1 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1664 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor