By: Cook S.B. No. 2898
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of certain nursing services under the
case management for children and pregnant women program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of
the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to
nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does
not become law.
(b) Subchapter K, Chapter 532, Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 532.0507 to read as follows:
Sec. 532.0507. COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT BY ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSE OR REGISTERED NURSE. Notwithstanding the screening
results under Section 532.0505, an advanced practice nurse or
registered nurse who provides case management program services may
perform a comprehensive needs assessment, including a family needs
assessment as defined in Subchapter B, Chapter 27, Administrative
Code, for recipients considered to have a high-risk pregnancy, if
the assessment is:
(1) within the nurse's scope of practice; and
(2) incidental to the provision of nonmedical services
provided under the program.
SECTION 2. (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of
the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to
nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does
not become law.
(b) Subchapter Q, Chapter 531, Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 531.657 to read as follows:
Sec. 531.657. COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT BY ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSE OR REGISTERED NURSE FOR CERTAIN PREGNANT WOMEN.
Notwithstanding the screening results under Section 531.655, an
advanced practice nurse or registered nurse who provides program
services may perform a comprehensive needs assessment, including a
family needs assessment as defined in Subchapter B, Chapter 27,
Administrative Code, for recipients considered to have a high-risk
pregnancy, if the assessment is:
(1) within the nurse's scope of practice; and
(2) incidental to the provision of nonmedical services
provided under the program.
SECTION 3. It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2025, that the amendments made by this Act to Subchapter Q,
Chapter 531, Government Code, be harmonized with another Act of the
89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to
nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes.
SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.