85R2596 KKR-F     By: Davis of Harris, Thompson of Harris, H.B. No. 2466       Price, Zerwas, Coleman, et al.       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to coverage for certain services related to maternal   depression under the Medicaid and child health plan programs.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 62, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 62.1511 to read as follows:          Sec. 62.1511.  COVERAGE FOR MATERNAL DEPRESSION SCREENING.   (a) In this section, "maternal depression" means depression of any   severity with postpartum onset.          (b)  The covered services under the child health plan must   include a maternal depression screening for an enrollee's mother,   regardless of whether the mother is also an enrollee, that is   performed during a covered well-child or other office visit for the   enrollee that occurs before the enrollee's first birthday.          (c)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary   to implement this section. The rules must be based on:                (1)  clinical and empirical evidence concerning   maternal depression; and                (2)  information provided by relevant physicians and   behavioral health organizations.          (d)  The commission shall seek, accept, and spend any federal   funds that are available for the purposes of this section,   including priority funding authorized by Section 317L-1 of the   Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), as added   by the 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. No. 114-255).          SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code,   is amended by adding Section 32.0561 to read as follows:          Sec. 32.0561.  MATERNAL DEPRESSION SCREENING. (a) In this   section, "maternal depression" means depression of any severity   with postpartum onset.          (b)  The commission shall provide medical assistance   reimbursement for a maternal depression screening for a recipient's   mother, regardless of whether the mother is also a recipient, that   is performed during a covered examination for the recipient under   the Texas Health Steps Comprehensive Care Program that occurs   before the recipient's first birthday.          (c)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary   to implement this section. The rules must be based on:                (1)  clinical and empirical evidence concerning   maternal depression; and                (2)  information provided by relevant physicians and   behavioral health organizations.          (d)  The commission shall seek, accept, and spend any federal   funds that are available for the purposes of this section,   including priority funding authorized by Section 317L-1 of the   Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), as added   by the 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. No. 114-255).          SECTION 3.  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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.