88(3) HB 17 - Introduced version - Bill Text
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of certain behavioral health services, |
 
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including intensive outpatient services and partial |
 
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hospitalization services, under Medicaid. |
 
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             BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
 
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             SECTION  1.    Section 533.00255(a), Government Code, is |
 
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amended to read as follows: |
 
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             (a)    In this section: |
 
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                         (1)    "Behavioral [, "behavioral] health services" |
 
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means mental health and substance use [abuse] disorder services.   |
 
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The term includes intensive outpatient services and partial |
 
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hospitalization services. |
 
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                         (2)    "Intensive outpatient services" means outpatient |
 
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treatment services, including treatment services for substance use |
 
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disorders, depression, eating disorders, and other mental health |
 
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conditions that do not require detoxification or 24-hour |
 
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supervision, provided to patients who require a time-limited, |
 
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multifaceted array of services, structures, and supports by a team |
 
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of clinical staff capable of providing, at a minimum, the following |
 
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services: |
 
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                                     (A)    individual counseling; |
 
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                                     (B)    group counseling; |
 
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                                     (C)    family counseling; |
 
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                                     (D)    motivational enhancement training; and |
 
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                                     (E)    relapse prevention, drug refusal, and coping |
 
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skills training. |
 
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                         (3)    "Partial hospitalization services" means distinct |
 
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and organized intensive ambulatory treatment services provided for |
 
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periods of not more than 24 hours at a location other than a |
 
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patient's home or in an inpatient or a residential care setting. |
 
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The term includes the services described by 42 C.F.R. Section |
 
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410.43(a)(4). |
 
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             SECTION  2.    If before implementing any provision of this Act |
 
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
 
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
 
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
 
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
 
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
 
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             SECTION  3.    This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
 
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last day of the legislative session. |