Bill Text: TX HB2178 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to covered benefits for certain persons under the child health plan.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-11 - Referred to Public Health [HB2178 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2178-Introduced.html
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| By: M. Gonzalez of El Paso | H.B. No. 2178 | |
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| relating to covered benefits for certain persons under the child | ||
| health plan. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 62.151, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: | ||
| (g) The child health plan must provide as covered benefits | ||
| prescription contraceptive drugs or devices approved by the United | ||
| States Food and Drug Administration and outpatient contraceptive | ||
| services for an enrollee who is at least 15 years of age and who is | ||
| the birth mother of at least one child. This subsection does not | ||
| require coverage of abortifacients or any other drug or device that | ||
| terminates a pregnancy. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 62.151(c), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| repealed. | ||
| SECTION 3. 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 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the | ||
| legislative session. | ||
