HB757 - Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women following a pregnancy.

  89R128 KKR-F     By: Walle H.B. No. 757       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women following a   pregnancy.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 32.024(l-1), Human Resources Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (l-1)  The commission shall continue to provide medical   assistance to a woman who is eligible for medical assistance for   pregnant women for a period of not less than 24 [ :                [ (1)  six ] months following the last month of the   woman's pregnancy [ date the woman delivers or experiences an   involuntary miscarriage; and                [ (2)     12 months that begins on the last day of the   woman's pregnancy and ends on the last day of the month in which the   12-month period ends in accordance with Section 1902(e)(16), Social   Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396a(e)(16)) ].          SECTION 2.  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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.