Bill Text: TX SB808 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to coverage for certain services related to maternal depression under the Medicaid and child health plan programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-22 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB808 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB808-Introduced.html
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| By: Miles | S.B. No. 808 | |
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| relating to coverage for certain services related to maternal | ||
| depression under the Medicaid and child health plan programs. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 62, Health and Safety | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 62.1511 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 62.1511. COVERAGE FOR MATERNAL DEPRESSION SCREENING. | ||
| (a) In this section, "maternal depression" means depression of any | ||
| severity with postpartum onset. | ||
| (b) The covered services under the child health plan must | ||
| include a maternal depression screening for an enrollee's mother, | ||
| regardless of whether the mother is also an enrollee, that is | ||
| performed during a covered well-child visit for the enrollee that | ||
| occurs before the enrollee's first birthday. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 32.0561 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 32.0561. MATERNAL DEPRESSION SCREENING. (a) In this | ||
| section, "maternal depression" means depression of any severity | ||
| with postpartum onset. | ||
| (b) The commission shall provide medical assistance | ||
| reimbursement for a maternal depression screening for a recipient's | ||
| mother, regardless of whether the mother is also a recipient, that | ||
| is performed during a covered examination for the recipient under | ||
| the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment program | ||
| that occurs before the recipient's first birthday. | ||
| 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, 2017. | ||
