89R1095 MM-D     By: Dorazio H.B. No. 1060       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to ensuring certain adoptive parents may consent to   medical care and access information regarding their child who is   eligible for benefits under Medicaid.          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 32.02474 to read as follows:          Sec. 32.02474.  PARENTAL CONSENT AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION   CONCERNING CERTAIN ADOPTED CHILDREN. The commission shall   collaborate with the Department of Family and Protective Services   to ensure that, if applicable, each adoptive parent of a child   adopted from the conservatorship of the department and eligible for   Medicaid is able to:                (1)  consent to the medical care provided to the child   under Medicaid; and                (2)  provide and receive information regarding the   child's Medicaid benefits, including:                      (A)  providing and receiving information through   any electronic interface or system used by the commission to   communicate to or about Medicaid recipients; and                      (B)  providing information to and receiving   information from:                            (i)  the commission;                            (ii)  the Medicaid managed care organization   arranging for or providing the managed care plan in which the child   is enrolled; and                            (iii)  any health care provider providing   services to the child under Medicaid.          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.