| 1 | 1 | | 88R7301 SCP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Blanco S.B. No. 2278 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for functional |
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| 8 | 8 | | family therapy services. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, |
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| 11 | 11 | | is amended by adding Section 32.04261 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 32.04261. REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY |
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| 13 | 13 | | SERVICES. (a) In this section: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) "At-risk youth" means children who are at risk of |
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| 15 | 15 | | involvement with the child welfare system, the criminal justice |
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| 16 | 16 | | system, or the juvenile justice system. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (2) "Functional family therapy" means an intensive, |
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| 18 | 18 | | short-term, family-based therapeutic treatment program for at-risk |
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| 19 | 19 | | youth designed to improve family dynamics, communication, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | support by: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (A) addressing core causes of dysfunctional |
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| 22 | 22 | | behavior patterns; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (B) decreasing negativity in the household; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | (C) providing tools to improve parental skills |
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| 25 | 25 | | and relationships. |
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| 26 | 26 | | (b) The commission shall ensure that medical assistance |
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| 27 | 27 | | reimbursement is provided to a provider who provides functional |
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| 28 | 28 | | family therapy services to a recipient under the medical assistance |
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| 29 | 29 | | program. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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| 31 | 31 | | a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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| 32 | 32 | | federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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| 33 | 33 | | the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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| 34 | 34 | | authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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| 35 | 35 | | waiver or authorization is granted. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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