Bill Text: TX SB448 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 448 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the coverage and provision of abortion under a health benefit plan and certain programs administered by this state.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-09 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB448 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB448-Introduced.html

	87R3177 SCL/KKR-D

	By: Eckhardt	S.B. No. 448



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the coverage and provision of abortion under a health
	benefit plan and certain programs administered by this state.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended
	by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (mm) to read as
	follows:
	(e) The commission may not authorize the provision of any
	service to any person under the program unless federal matching
	funds are available to pay the cost of the service, except that the
	commission shall provide abortion services regardless of whether
	federal matching funds are available to pay for the cost of those
	services.
	(mm) The commission shall provide abortion services under
	the medical assistance program in accordance with applicable state
	and federal law.
	SECTION 2. The following provisions are repealed:
	(1) Section 32.005, Health and Safety Code;
	(2) Section 32.024(c-1), Human Resources Code;
	(3) Chapter 1218, Insurance Code; and
	(4) Subtitle M, Title 8, Insurance Code.
	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 September 1, 2021.