HB5155 - Relating to the continuation of the maternal opioid misuse model of care for certain Medicaid recipients.

      H.B. No. 5155         AN ACT   relating to the continuation of the maternal opioid misuse model of   care for certain Medicaid recipients.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 547, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 547.0007 to read as follows:           Sec.   547.0007.     MATERNAL OPIOID MISUSE MODEL OF CARE. (a)   In this section, "maternal opioid misuse model of care" means the   model of care implemented using federal money applied for and   received under former Section 531.0738 for the purpose of improving   the quality and accessibility of care for:                 (1)     pregnant women with opioid use disorder enrolled   in Medicaid during the prenatal and postpartum periods; and                 (2)  their children after birth.           (b)     To the extent money is available to the commission for   that purpose, the commission shall continue implementing the   maternal opioid misuse model of care.           (c)     Money in the opioid abatement account established under   Section 403.505 may be appropriated to the commission for the   purpose of carrying out this section.           (d)  This section expires September 1, 2029.          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.  The Health and Human Services Commission is   required to implement Section 547.0007, Government Code, as added   by this Act, only if the legislature appropriates money   specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not   appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the commission   may, but is not required to, implement that section using other   money available to the commission for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 5155 was passed by the House on May 8,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 1, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 5155 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor