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2024 Texas Statutes
Government Code
Title 4 - Executive Branch
Subtitle I - Health and Human Services
Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission
Subchapter B. Powers and Duties
Section 531.0602. Medically Dependent Children (Mdcp) Waiver Program Assessments and Reassessments

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TX Govt Code § 531.0602 (2024)
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Text of section effective until April 01, 2025

Sec. 531.0602. MEDICALLY DEPENDENT CHILDREN (MDCP) WAIVER PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS AND REASSESSMENTS. (a) The commission shall ensure that the care coordinator for a Medicaid managed care organization under the STAR Kids managed care program provides the results of the initial assessment or annual reassessment of medical necessity to the parent or legally authorized representative of a recipient receiving benefits under the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program for review. The commission shall ensure the provision of the results does not delay the determination of the services to be provided to the recipient or the ability to authorize and initiate services.

(b) The commission shall require the parent's or representative's signature to verify the parent or representative received the results of the initial assessment or reassessment from the care coordinator under Subsection (a). A Medicaid managed care organization may not delay the delivery of care pending the signature.

(c) The commission shall provide a parent or representative who disagrees with the results of the initial assessment or reassessment an opportunity to request to dispute the results with the Medicaid managed care organization through a peer-to-peer review with the treating physician of choice.

(d) This section does not affect any rights of a recipient to appeal an initial assessment or reassessment determination through the Medicaid managed care organization's internal appeal process, the Medicaid fair hearing process, or the external medical review process.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 623 (S.B. 1207), Sec. 3(b), eff. September 1, 2019.

Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2025.

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