88R11471 JG-F
By: Price H.B. No. 3285
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for the provision
of certain digital therapeutics.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (hh) to read as follows:
(hh) The commission shall provide medical assistance
reimbursement to a provider who participates in the vendor drug
program or is enrolled as a network pharmacy provider in the
provider network of a managed care organization that contracts with
the commission under Chapter 533, Government Code, for a
prescription digital therapeutic, as defined by commission rule,
that is approved for use by the United States Food and Drug
Administration. For purposes of this subsection, a digital
therapeutic is not considered durable medical equipment.
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, 2023.