Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3917 Compare Versions

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1	1	89R15210 AB-F
2	2	By: Rose H.B. No. 3917
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to coverage for maternal depression screenings under
10	10	Medicaid and the child health plan program.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 62.1511(b), Health and Safety Code, is
13	13	amended to read as follows:
14	14	(b) The covered services under the child health plan must
15	15	include up to four [a] maternal depression screenings [screening]
16	16	for an enrollee's mother, regardless of whether the mother is also
17	17	an enrollee, that are [is] performed during a covered well-child or
18	18	other office visit for the enrollee that occurs before the
19	19	enrollee's first birthday.
20	20	SECTION 2. Section 32.0561(b), Human Resources Code, is
21	21	amended to read as follows:
22	22	(b) The commission shall provide medical assistance
23	23	reimbursement for up to four [a] maternal depression screenings
24	24	[screening] for a recipient's mother, regardless of whether the
25	25	mother is also a recipient, that are [is] performed during a covered
26	26	examination for the recipient under the Texas Health Steps
27	27	Comprehensive Care Program that occurs before the recipient's first
28	28	birthday.
29	29	SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act
30	30	a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
31	31	federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
32	32	the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
33	33	authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
34	34	waiver or authorization is granted.
35	35	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.