Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0641
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0641, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 32.0641. RECIPIENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS; COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT TO IMPROVE APPROPRIATE UTILIZATION OF SERVICES.
Official statutory text
(a) To the extent permitted under and in a manner that is consistent with Title XIX, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396 et seq.) and any other applicable law or regulation or under a federal waiver or other authorization, the executive commissioner shall adopt cost-sharing provisions that encourage personal accountability and appropriate utilization of health care services, including a cost-sharing provision applicable to a recipient who chooses to receive a nonemergency medical service through a hospital emergency room.
(b) The commission may not seek a federal waiver or other authorization under this section that would:
(1) prevent a Medicaid recipient who has a condition requiring emergency medical services from receiving care through a hospital emergency room; or
(2) waive any provision under Section 1867, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395dd).
(b) The commission may not seek a federal waiver or other authorization under this section that would:
(1) prevent a Medicaid recipient who has a condition requiring emergency medical services from receiving care through a hospital emergency room; or
(2) waive any provision under Section 1867, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395dd).
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