| 1 | 1 | | By: West S.B. No. 134 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a |
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| 7 | 7 | | pregnancy. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 10 | | by adding Subsection (l-1) to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (l-1) The commission shall continue to provide medical |
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| 12 | 12 | | assistance to a woman who is eligible for medical assistance for |
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| 13 | 13 | | pregnant women for a period of not less than 12 months following the |
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| 14 | 14 | | date the woman delivers or experiences an involuntary miscarriage. |
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| 15 | 15 | | SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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| 16 | 16 | | a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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| 17 | 17 | | federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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| 18 | 18 | | the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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| 19 | 19 | | authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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| 20 | 20 | | waiver or authorization is granted. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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