Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2060 Compare Versions

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1	1	89R7667 SCF-D
2	2	By: Campos H.B. No. 2060
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to a study on the coverage of certain infants under
10	10	Medicaid.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "commission" means the
13	13	Health and Human Services Commission.
14	14	SECTION 2. STUDY ON INFANTS ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID. The
15	15	commission shall conduct a study to assess the commission's
16	16	compliance with federal guidelines and requirements on the required
17	17	coverage of certain infants under Medicaid. In conducting the
18	18	study, the commission shall examine whether or the extent to which
19	19	the commission:
20	20	(1) provides Medicaid coverage to infants born in this
21	21	state whose mother was a Medicaid recipient at the time of the
22	22	birth;
23	23	(2) requires the submission of a separate application
24	24	or eligibility determination for infants born in this state whose
25	25	mother was a Medicaid recipient at the time of the birth;
26	26	(3) requires by rule or otherwise that an infant born
27	27	in this state whose mother was a Medicaid recipient at the time of
28	28	the birth reside with the infant's mother to remain eligible for
29	29	Medicaid;
30	30	(4) allows an infant to receive Medicaid coverage by
31	31	using the Medicaid identification number of the infant's mother
32	32	from the period between the infant's birth until the infant reaches
33	33	one year of age or, if the mother does not have a Medicaid
34	34	identification number, provides a separate Medicaid identification
35	35	number to an infant;
36	36	(5) requires proof of citizenship for an infant to
37	37	receive Medicaid coverage before the infant reaches one year of
38	38	age;
39	39	(6) ensures that an infant remains eligible from the
40	40	period between the infant's birth until the infant reaches at least
41	41	one year of age, unless the infant dies, is moved outside this
42	42	state, or is voluntarily disenrolled from Medicaid; and
43	43	(7) conducts a redetermination of eligibility for
44	44	infants before they reach one year of age.
45	45	SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2026, the
46	46	commission shall prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant
47	47	governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the
48	48	legislature a written report that:
49	49	(1) summarizes the results of the study conducted
50	50	under Section 2 of this Act; and
51	51	(2) includes any legislative recommendations based on
52	52	the results of the study on how to improve coverage rates and
53	53	related requirements for infants eligible for Medicaid.
54	54	SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2027.
55	55	SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
56	56	1, 2025.