89R20529 AND-F
By: Rose H.B. No. 5153
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 5153:
By: Hull C.S.H.B. No. 5153
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision and reimbursement of health care services
by local public health entities under the child health plan
program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 62, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 62.1552 to read as follows:
Sec. 62.1552. LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH ENTITIES. (a) In this
section, "local public health entity" means:
(1) a local health unit described by Section 121.004;
(2) a local health department established under
Subchapter D, Chapter 121; and
(3) a public health district established under
Subchapter E, Chapter 121.
(b) The executive commissioner shall establish a separate
provider type for a local public health entity for purposes of
enrollment and reimbursement as a provider under the child health
plan 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. The Health and Human Services Commission is
required to implement Section 62.1552, Health and Safety Code, as
added by this Act, only if the legislature appropriates money
specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not
appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the commission
may, but is not required to, implement Section 62.1552 using other
appropriations that are available for that purpose.
SECTION 4. 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, 2025.