Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1911 Compare Versions

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1		-	S.B. No. 1911
	1	+	By: Blanco, et al. S.B. No. 1911
	2	+	(Rose)
2	3
3	4
	5	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	6		AN ACT
5	7		relating to the content of an application for Medicaid.
6	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
7	9		SECTION 1. Section 32.025, Human Resources Code, is amended
8	10		by amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
9	11		follows:
10	12		(g) The application form, including a renewal form, adopted
11	13		under this section must include:
12	14		(1) for an applicant who is pregnant, a question
13	15		regarding whether the pregnancy is the woman's first gestational
14	16		pregnancy; [and]
15	17		(2) for all applicants, a question regarding the
16		-	applicant's preferences for being contacted by a managed care
17		-	organization or health plan provider that provides the applicant
18		-	with the option to be contacted[, as follows:
	18	+	applicant's preferences for being contacted that provides the
	19	+	applicant with the option to be contacted[, as follows:
19	20		["If you are determined eligible for benefits,
20	21		your managed care organization or health plan provider may contact
21	22		you] by telephone, text message, or e-mail about health care
22	23		matters, including reminders for appointments and information
23	24		about immunizations or well check visits; and
24	25		(3) language that:
25	26		(A) notifies the applicant that, if determined
26	27		eligible for benefits, all preferred contact methods listed on the
27	28		application and renewal forms will be shared with the applicant's
28	29		managed care organization or health plan provider;
29	30		(B) allows the applicant to consent to being
30	31		contacted through the preferred contact methods by the applicant's
31	32		managed care organization or health plan provider; and
32	33		(C) explains the security risks of electronic
33	34		communication. [All preferred methods of contact listed on this
34	35		application will be shared with your managed care organization or
35	36		health plan provider. Please indicate below your preferred methods
36	37		of contact in order of preference, with the number 1 being the most
37	38		preferable method:
38	39		[(1) By telephone (if contacted by cellular telephone,
39	40		the call may be autodialed or prerecorded, and your carrier's usage
40	41		rates may apply)? Yes No
41	42		[Telephone number: _____________
42	43		[Order of preference: 1 2 3 (circle a number)
43	44		[(2) By text message (a free autodialed service, but
44	45		your carrier may charge message and data rates)? Yes No
45	46		[Cellular telephone number: ______________
46	47		[Order of preference: 1 2 3 (circle a number)
47	48		[(3) By e-mail? Yes No
48	49		[E-mail address: __________________
49	50		[Order of preference: 1 2 3 (circle a number)".]
50	51		(h) For purposes of Subsections (g)(2) and (3), the
51	52		commission shall implement a process to:
52	53		(1) transmit the applicant's preferred contact methods
53	54		and consent to the managed care organization or health plan
54	55		provider;
55	56		(2) allow an applicant to change the applicant's
56	57		preferences in the future, including providing for an option to opt
57	58		out of electronic communication; and
58	59		(3) communicate updated information to the managed
59	60		care organization or health plan provider.
60	61		SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2022, the executive
61	62		commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall
62	63		adopt a revised application form for medical assistance benefits
63	64		that conforms to the requirements of Section 32.025(g), Human
64	65		Resources Code, as amended by this Act.
65	66		SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act
66	67		a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
67	68		federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
68	69		the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
69	70		authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
70	71		waiver or authorization is granted.
71	72		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
72	73		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
73	74		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
74	75		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
75	76		Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
76		-	______________________________ ______________________________
77		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
78		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1911 passed the Senate on
79		-	April 29, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
80		-	the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 28, 2021, by the
81		-	following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
82		-	______________________________
83		-	Secretary of the Senate
84		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1911 passed the House, with
85		-	amendment, on May 13, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 147,
86		-	Nays 0, one present not voting.
87		-	______________________________
88		-	Chief Clerk of the House
89		-	Approved:
90		-	______________________________
91		-	Date
92		-	______________________________
93		-	Governor