Bill Text: TX SB2544 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the reimbursement under Medicaid of local educational agencies for the provision of health care services to students.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-23 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB2544 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB2544-Introduced.html
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| By: Blanco | S.B. No. 2544 | |
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| relating to the reimbursement under Medicaid of local educational | ||
| agencies for the provision of health care services to students. | ||
| 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 32.0271 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 32.0271. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN SERVICES PROVIDED | ||
| TO MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE STUDENTS BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. (a) | ||
| In this section, "local educational agency" includes a school | ||
| district or open-enrollment charter school. | ||
| (b) The commission shall ensure that Medicaid reimbursement | ||
| is provided to a local educational agency for all health care | ||
| services covered under Medicaid, including behavioral health | ||
| services and nursing services, that are provided to students | ||
| eligible for Medicaid through the agency by a health professional, | ||
| if: | ||
| (1) the agency is an authorized health care provider | ||
| under Medicaid; and | ||
| (2) the parent or legal guardian of the student | ||
| provides consent before the service is provided. | ||
| (c) To the extent permitted by federal law, the commission | ||
| shall ensure a local educational agency receives Medicaid | ||
| reimbursement under Subsection (b) regardless of whether: | ||
| (1) the service is included in a student's | ||
| individualized education plan or individualized family service | ||
| plan; and | ||
| (2) the health professional providing the service is | ||
| the recipient's primary care provider. | ||
| SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| of this Act, the Health and Human Services Commission shall seek an | ||
| amendment to the state Medicaid plan or other appropriate | ||
| authorization from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | ||
| or other appropriate federal agency necessary to implement Section | ||
| 32.0271, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act, and may delay | ||
| implementing that section until the amendment or other | ||
| authorization is granted. | ||
| SECTION 3. 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, 2023. | ||
