Bill Text: TX HB1111 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a study on the provision of applied behavior analysis services to children with autism under Medicaid and other public benefits programs.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-02 - Referred to Human Services [HB1111 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB1111-Introduced.html
| 88R3176 SCP-D | ||
| By: Meza | H.B. No. 1111 | |
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| relating to a study on the provision of applied behavior analysis | ||
| services to children with autism under Medicaid and other public | ||
| benefits programs. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: | ||
| (1) "Applied behavior analysis" means the practice | ||
| described by Section 506.003, Occupations Code. | ||
| (2) "Child health plan program" means the child health | ||
| plan program established under Chapters 62 and 63, Health and | ||
| Safety Code. | ||
| (3) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services | ||
| Commission. | ||
| (4) "Medicaid" means the medical assistance program | ||
| established under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code. | ||
| SECTION 2. STUDY: COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS ON PROVISION OF | ||
| APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SERVICES UNDER MEDICAID AND OTHER | ||
| PROGRAMS. (a) The commission shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis | ||
| comparing the cost to this state of providing applied behavior | ||
| analysis services to children with autism compared with the | ||
| effectiveness of the services in treating children with autism. The | ||
| study must: | ||
| (1) determine the cost of applied behavior analysis | ||
| services across all public benefits programs, including Medicaid, | ||
| the child health plan program, and other health and human services | ||
| programs; and | ||
| (2) determine the efficacy of applied behavior | ||
| analysis services provided to children with autism. | ||
| (b) In conducting the study required by this section, the | ||
| commission shall consult with all relevant state agencies that | ||
| administer or operate a public benefits program to obtain all | ||
| information necessary to conduct the study. | ||
| SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2024, the | ||
| commission shall prepare and submit a report on the findings of the | ||
| study conducted under Section 2 of this Act to the governor, the | ||
| lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, | ||
| and the standing committees of the senate and house of | ||
| representatives having jurisdiction over health and human | ||
| services. | ||
| SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2025. | ||
| SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September | ||
| 1, 2023. | ||
