89R14134 AB-D
By: Campos H.B. No. 3891
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting the use of certain criteria to determine
certain individuals' eligibility for benefits under a Medicaid
waiver program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 546, Government Code, as
effective April 1, 2025, is amended by adding Section 546.0457 to
read as follows:
Sec. 546.0457. PROHIBITED USE OF CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA FOR INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME. The
commission may not require that an individual diagnosed with
Prader-Willi Syndrome meet intelligence quotient criteria to be
eligible for benefits under a Section 1915(c) waiver program.
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, 2025.