Bill Text: TX HB3292 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the continuation of medical assistance for certain individuals.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB3292 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB3292-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 3292 |
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relating to the continuation of medical assistance for certain | ||
individuals. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 32.0256 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 32.0256. CONTINUATION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR | ||
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. (a) A recipient described by Section | ||
32.025(a) who experiences a temporary increase in income of a | ||
duration of one month or less that would result in the recipient | ||
being ineligible for medical assistance continues to be eligible | ||
for that assistance if the individual: | ||
(1) either: | ||
(A) receives services through a program for | ||
individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability | ||
authorized under Section 1915(c), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. | ||
Section 1396n(c)); or | ||
(B) resides in an ICF-IID facility; and | ||
(2) continues to meet the functional and diagnostic | ||
criteria for the receipt of services under a program described by | ||
Subdivision (1)(A) or for residency in an ICF-IID facility. | ||
(b) To continue to be eligible for medical assistance, a | ||
recipient described by Subsection (a) must submit an application | ||
for medical assistance in accordance with Section 32.025(b) not | ||
later than the 90th day after the date on which the recipient is | ||
determined ineligible. | ||
SECTION 2. 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 3. The Health and Human Services Commission is | ||
required to implement this Act only if the legislature appropriates | ||
money specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not | ||
appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the commission | ||
may, but is not required to, implement this Act using other | ||
appropriations available for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 3292 was passed by the House on May | ||
12, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 1 present, not | ||
voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to | ||
H.B. No. 3292 on May 26, 2017, and requested the appointment of a | ||
conference committee to consider the differences between the two | ||
houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report | ||
on H.B. No. 3292 on May 28, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 147, | ||
Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 3292 was passed by the Senate, with | ||
amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays | ||
0; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference | ||
committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and | ||
that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. | ||
3292 on May 28, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |