By: Rose H.B. No. 12
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the duration of services provided under Medicaid to
women following a pregnancy.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 32.024(l-1), Human Resources Code, is
amended 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:
(1) six months following the date the woman delivers
or experiences an involuntary miscarriage; and
(2) 12 months that begins on the last day of the
woman's pregnancy and ends on the last day of the month in which the
12-month period ends in accordance with Section 1902(e)(16), Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396a(e)(16)).
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission shall, in accordance with Section 1902(e)(16),
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396a(e)(16)), seek from the
appropriate federal agency an amendment to the state's Medicaid
state plan to implement Section 32.024(l-1)(2), Human Resources
Code, as added by this Act. The commission may delay implementing
this Act until the state plan amendment is approved.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.