Bill Text: TX HB2742 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the content of the Healthy Texas Women program provider list.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-04-29 - Referred to Health & Human Services [HB2742 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2742-Engrossed.html
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By: Neave | H.B. No. 2742 |
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relating to the content of the Healthy Texas Women program provider | ||
list. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 531.0995 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 531.0995. HEALTHY TEXAS WOMEN PROGRAM PROVIDER LIST. | ||
(a) In this section, "Healthy Texas Women program" means a program | ||
operated by the commission that is substantially similar to the | ||
demonstration project operated under former Section 32.0248, Human | ||
Resources Code, and that is intended to expand access to preventive | ||
health and family planning services for women in this state. | ||
(b) At least once every six months, the commission shall: | ||
(1) review and, if necessary, update the Healthy Texas | ||
Women program provider list to ensure that: | ||
(A) each provider included on the list is | ||
participating in the program; and | ||
(B) the list contains accurate contact | ||
information for each provider; and | ||
(2) make any necessary updates to the Healthy Texas | ||
Women program provider list to facilitate women's access to the | ||
program's health care services. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |