87R9308 KKR-D
By: Alvarado S.B. No. 1187
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a
pregnancy.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (l-1) to read as follows:
(l-1) The commission shall continue to provide medical
assistance to a woman who is eligible for medical assistance for
pregnant women for a period of not less than 12 months following the
last month of the woman's pregnancy. The commission shall actively
seek, apply for, accept, and spend any federal funding that is
available to implement this subsection, including any additional
funding received as a result of an increase in the federal medical
assistance percentage (FMAP).
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, 2021.