TX SB2728

Requires the Health and Human Services Commission to annually notify Medicaid managed care organizations and healthcare providers serving pregnant women and newborns that the mother's Medicaid identification number can be used for claims when a newborn has not yet been assigned their own number

Adds information about Medicaid benefits for children, including eligibility requirements and application processes, to the resource pamphlet already required to be given to pregnant women by hospitals, birthing centers, physicians, and midwives

Requires healthcare providers to give Medicaid recipients a written notice explaining that their newborn is automatically eligible for Medicaid and that the mother's Medicaid ID can be used for the baby's care until the child is enrolled and assigned their own number

Mandates the resource guide for Medicaid recipients include information on how to contact the commission to report a birth for newborn Medicaid enrollment

Department of State Health Services must update informational materials by December 1, 2025, with compliance required by January 1, 2026; the bill takes effect September 1, 2025