Bill Text: TX HB90 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to eligibility for benefits under the Texas women's health program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-09 - Referred to Public Health [HB90 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB90-Introduced.html
84R1840 ADM-D | ||
By: González | H.B. No. 90 |
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relating to eligibility for benefits under the Texas women's health | ||
program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by adding Chapter 49 to read as follows: | ||
CHAPTER 49. TEXAS WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAM | ||
Sec. 49.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services | ||
Commission. | ||
(2) "Department" means the Department of State Health | ||
Services. | ||
(3) "Executive commissioner" means the executive | ||
commissioner of the commission. | ||
(4) "Texas women's health program" means a program | ||
operated by the department or the commission that is substantially | ||
similar to the demonstration project operated by the department | ||
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. | ||
Sec. 49.002. AGE OF ELIGIBILITY. Subject to other | ||
eligibility criteria specified by rules adopted by the executive | ||
commissioner, a woman is eligible for benefits under the Texas | ||
women's health program if the woman is 15 years of age or older. | ||
SECTION 2. 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 September 1, 2015. |