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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the benefits of prenatal surgical procedures |
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to treat birth defects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this Act: |
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(1) "Birth defect" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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87.001, Health and Safety Code. |
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(2) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services |
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Commission. |
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(b) The commission shall conduct a study to evaluate the |
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benefits of prenatal surgical procedures to treat birth defects. |
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The procedures studied must include: |
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(1) fetoscopic placental laser ablation; |
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(2) maternal-fetal surgery; and |
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(3) any other type of prenatal surgical procedure that |
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is or becomes the standard of practice for treating a birth defect. |
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(c) The study must analyze: |
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(1) the difference in average total cost to the |
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Medicaid program, private health benefit plan coverage, and |
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individuals and other payors between conducting a prenatal surgical |
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procedure and a postnatal procedure to treat a birth defect, |
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including any continuing treatments needed after either procedure; |
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and |
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(2) any improvement in survival rates, long-term |
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outcomes, and quality of life for children with birth defects |
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following a prenatal surgical procedure as compared to a postnatal |
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procedure to treat a birth defect. |
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(d) Not later than December 1, 2016, the commission shall |
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submit a written report on the results of the study to the governor, |
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lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, House |
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Committee on Public Health, and Senate Committee on Health and |
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Human Services. |
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(e) This Act expires September 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 606 was passed by the House on April |
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29, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 606 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |