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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Medicaid reimbursement for dental services provided to |
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certain Medicaid recipients. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.054, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) In addition to any emergency dental services already |
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covered under the medical assistance program, the commission shall |
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provide medical assistance reimbursement in an annual amount of not |
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more than $750 for preventive dental services, including diagnostic |
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services, tooth extractions, fillings, and annual cleanings, for |
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recipients who are 21 years of age or older. |
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(g) The commission shall provide medical assistance |
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reimbursement for the medically necessary use of anesthesia during |
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a dental service, as determined by the dentist performing the |
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service, for a recipient with a disability or a recipient who is |
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receiving treatment by an oral surgeon. The use of anesthesia is |
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excluded from the annual maximum benefit amount under Subsection |
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(f). |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |