Bill Text: TX HB895 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the provision of abortion services under Medicaid and certain other programs administered by this state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-25 - Referred to Human Services [HB895 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB895-Introduced.html
  86R5914 SCL-D
 
  By: Cole H.B. No. 895
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the provision of abortion services under Medicaid and
  certain other 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.  Section 32.005, Health and Safety Code, and
  Section 32.024(c-1), Human Resources Code, are repealed.
         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, 2019.
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