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Texas House Bill HB4343

Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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22 By: Rose H.B. No. 4343
3- Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4343:
4- By: Noble C.S.H.B. No. 4343
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75 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
86 AN ACT
97 relating to the content of an application for Medicaid.
108 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11- SECTION 1. Section 32.025, Human Resources Code, is amended
12- by amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
13- follows:
14- (g) The application form, including a renewal form, adopted
15- under this section must include:
9+ SECTION 1. Section 32.025(g), Human Resources Code, is
10+ amended to read as follows:
11+ (g) The application form adopted under this section must
12+ include:
1613 (1) for an applicant who is pregnant, a question
1714 regarding whether the pregnancy is the woman's first gestational
18- pregnancy; [and]
15+ pregnancy; and
1916 (2) for all applicants, a question regarding the
20- applicant's preferences for being contacted that provides the
21- applicant with the option to be contacted[, as follows:
22- ["If you are determined eligible for benefits,
23- your managed care organization or health plan provider may contact
24- you] by telephone, text message, or e-mail about health care
25- matters, including reminders for appointments and information
26- about immunizations or well check visits; and
27- (3) language that:
28- (A) notifies the applicant that, if determined
29- eligible for benefits, all preferred contact methods listed on the
30- application and renewal forms will be shared with the applicant's
31- managed care organization or health plan provider;
32- (B) allows the applicant to consent to being
33- contacted through the preferred contact methods by the applicant's
34- managed care organization or health plan provider; and
35- (C) explains the security risks of electronic
36- communication. [All preferred methods of contact listed on this
37- application will be shared with your managed care organization or
38- health plan provider. Please indicate below your preferred methods
39- of contact in order of preference, with the number 1 being the most
17+ applicant's preferences for being contacted, as follows:
18+ "If you are determined eligible for benefits, your
19+ managed care organization or health plan provider may contact you
20+ by telephone, text message, or e-mail about health care matters,
21+ including reminders for appointments and information about
22+ immunizations or well check visits. All preferred methods of
23+ contact listed on this application will be shared with your managed
24+ care organization or health plan provider.
25+ If your preferred method of contact about health
26+ care matters is by electronic communication, including text message
27+ or e-mail, please be advised that while your managed care
28+ organization or health plan provider is required to protect the
29+ security of that communication, because electronic communication
30+ may not be encrypted there is still a risk of a security breach,
31+ including the risk of confidential or private information being
32+ intercepted by an unauthorized third party. By completing the form
33+ below, you acknowledge that you understand the risks associated
34+ with and consent to the use of electronic communication.
35+ Please indicate below your preferred methods of
36+ contact in order of preference, with the number 1 being the most
4037 preferable method:
41- [(1) By telephone (if contacted by cellular telephone,
42- the call may be autodialed or prerecorded, and your carrier's usage
38+ (1) By telephone (if contacted by cellular telephone, the
39+ call may be autodialed or prerecorded, and your carrier's usage
4340 rates may apply)? Yes No
44- [Telephone number: _____________
45- [Order of preference: 1 2 3 (circle a number)
46- [(2) By text message (a free autodialed service, but
47- your carrier may charge message and data rates)? Yes No
48- [Cellular telephone number: ______________
49- [Order of preference: 1 2 3 (circle a number)
50- [(3) By e-mail? Yes No
51- [E-mail address: __________________
52- [Order of preference: 1 2 3 (circle a number)".]
53- (h) For purposes of Subsections (g)(2) and (3), the
54- commission shall implement a process to:
55- (1) transmit the applicant's preferred contact methods
56- and consent to the managed care organization or health plan
57- provider;
58- (2) allow an applicant to change the applicant's
59- preferences in the future, including providing for an option to opt
60- out of electronic communication; and
61- (3) communicate updated information to the managed
62- care organization or health plan provider.
41+ Telephone number: _____________
42+ Order of preference: 1 2 3 (circle a number)
43+ (2) By text message (a free autodialed service, but your
44+ carrier may charge message and data rates)? Yes No
45+ Cellular telephone number: ______________
46+ Order of preference: 1 2 3 (circle a number)
47+ (3) By e-mail? Yes No
48+ E-mail address: __________________
49+ Order of preference: 1 2 3 (circle a number)".
6350 SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2022, the executive
6451 commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall
6552 adopt a revised application form for medical assistance benefits
6653 that conforms to the requirements of Section 32.025(g), Human
6754 Resources Code, as amended by this Act.
6855 SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act
6956 a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
7057 federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
7158 the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
7259 authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
7360 waiver or authorization is granted.
7461 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
7562 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
7663 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
7764 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
7865 Act takes effect September 1, 2021.