88R531 KKR-D
By: Johnson S.B. No. 73
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain 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 12 [six] 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)) [following the date the woman delivers or experiences
an involuntary miscarriage].
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission shall seek from the appropriate federal agency
an amendment to the state's Medicaid state plan to implement
Section 32.024(l-1), Human Resources Code, as amended 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.