H.B. No. 12
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. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE. Out of the state's
profound respect for the lives of mothers and unborn children,
Medicaid coverage is extended for mothers whose pregnancies end in
the delivery of the child or end in the natural loss of the child.
SECTION 2. 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 3. 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 4. 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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 12 was passed by the House on April
21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 8, 0 present, not
voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to
H.B. No. 12 on May 23, 2023, and requested the appointment of a
conference committee to consider the differences between the two
houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report
on H.B. No. 12 on May 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 134,
Nays 9, 1 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 12 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference
committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and
that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No.
12 on May 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor