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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women following a |
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pregnancy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 32.02601 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.02601. CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY FOR PREGNANT AND |
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POSTPARTUM WOMEN. A woman who is eligible for all |
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pregnancy-related and postpartum benefits under the medical |
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assistance program for the 60-day period following the woman's |
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pregnancy shall remain continuously eligible for all benefits under |
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the medical assistance program for not less than 12 months. |
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SECTION 2. Section 32.024(l-1), Human Resources Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall, in accordance with Section 1902(e)(16), |
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Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396a(e)(16)), seek from the |
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appropriate federal agency an amendment to the state's Medicaid |
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state plan to implement Section 32.02601, Human Resources Code, as |
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added by this Act. The commission may delay implementing this Act |
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until the state plan amendment is approved. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |