Bill Text: TX HB57 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 57 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the restoration of the medically needy program under the state Medicaid program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-09 - Referred to Appropriations [HB57 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB57-Introduced.html

	82R1314 EES-D

	By: Martinez	H.B. No. 57



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the restoration of the medically needy program under
	the state Medicaid program.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 32.024(i), Human Resources Code, as
	amended by Chapters 198 (H.B. 2292) and 1251 (S.B. 1862), Acts of
	the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is reenacted and
	amended to read as follows:
	(i) The [~~Subject to appropriated state funds, the~~]
	department in its adoption of rules shall establish a medically
	needy program that serves pregnant women, children, and caretakers
	who have high medical expenses. The program must serve recipients,
	including adult recipients, in the same manner and at the same level
	that services were provided to recipients under the medically needy
	program during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2003.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.