89R20530 AB-D     By: Hull, Swanson, Rose, Richardson, Noble H.B. No. 136       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for lactation   consultation services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code,   is amended by adding Section 32.02482 to read as follows:          Sec. 32.02482.  MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT FOR   LACTATION CONSULTATION SERVICES. (a) In this section:                (1)  "Lactation consultant" means an individual   certified by an international or national certification program   approved by the commission to provide lactation consultation   services.                (2)  "Recipient" means a medical assistance program   recipient.          (b)  The commission shall ensure medical assistance   reimbursement is provided to a lactation consultant for providing   lactation consultation services to a recipient.          (c)  The executive commissioner shall establish a separate   provider type for lactation consultants for purposes of enrollment   as a provider for and reimbursement under the medical assistance   program.          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.