Bill Text: TX HB3763 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the enrollment and reimbursement of psychological associates under Medicaid.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-19 - Referred to Human Services [HB3763 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB3763-Introduced.html
  86R13610 KKR-F
 
  By: Klick H.B. No. 3763
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the enrollment and reimbursement of psychological
  associates under Medicaid.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (ll) to read as follows:
         (ll)  The executive commissioner shall establish a separate
  provider type for psychological associates licensed under Chapter
  501, Occupations Code, for purposes of enrollment as a provider for
  and reimbursement under the medical assistance program.
         SECTION 2.  Section 32.027(l), Human Resources Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (l)  Subject to appropriations, the commission shall assure
  that a recipient of medical assistance under this chapter may
  select a licensed psychologist, a licensed psychological
  associate, a licensed marriage and family therapist, as defined by
  Section 502.002, Occupations Code, a licensed professional
  counselor, as defined by Section 503.002, Occupations Code, or a
  licensed master social worker, as defined by Section 505.002,
  Occupations Code, to perform any health care service or procedure
  covered under the medical assistance program if the selected person
  is authorized by law to perform the service or procedure. This
  subsection shall be liberally construed.
         SECTION 3.  Section 1451.001(18), Insurance Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
               (18)  "Psychological associate" means an individual
  licensed as a psychological associate by the Texas State Board of
  Examiners of Psychologists [who practices solely under the
  supervision of a licensed psychologist].
         SECTION 4.  The Texas State Board of Examiners of
  Psychologists shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the
  changes made by this Act.
         SECTION 5.  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 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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