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Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of telemedicine, teledentistry, and telehealth appointments with an originating site or distant site located outside this state.
Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty.
Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.
Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture of orthodontic devices.
Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service.
Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.
Relating to the Joint Admission Medical Program Council.
Relating to duties of the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services in relation to certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including in regard to the electronic transmission of certain information.
Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.
Relating to the regulation of food service establishments, including retail food stores and mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy.
Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements.
Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses.
Relating to operation by certain nonprofit organizations of certain regional health care programs for employees of small employers.
Relating to restrictions on the fee assessed for issuance of certain birth records.
Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect.
Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and the direction of utilization review by physicians.
Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Marriage and Family.
Relating to hiring and employment requirements for persons in direct contact with children at certain facilities.
Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.
Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.
Relating to restricting the collection and use of DNA samples from children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to patient data maintained by pharmacy benefit managers.
Relating to the continuation of the maternal opioid misuse model of care for certain Medicaid recipients.
Relating to prohibiting single source continuum contractors and child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on or adopting certain policies and procedures related to relative and designated caregivers.
Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.
Relating to the establishment of the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative and the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative Commission.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.
Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and a workgroup on nursing career pathways and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council.
Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.
Relating to the issuance of a single license for a hospital and a mobile stroke unit of the hospital.
Relating to the retention of certain genetic material and genetic information by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the provision of direct patient care by physicians and health care practitioners.
Relating to the applicability of certain laws requiring health care cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and administrators.
Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.
Relating to an early childhood integrated data system.
Relating to the provision of behavioral health crisis services, including measures to fund and support the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and related services.
Relating to notice provided by a chemical dependency treatment facility to the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a minor refused admission to the facility.
Relating to the Preparation for Adult Living Program and other services for foster children transitioning to independent living.
Relating to certain reports required to be prepared or submitted by or in collaboration with the Health and Human Services Commission or submitted to the governor or a member of the legislature under the Health and Safety Code.
Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities that maintain a certificate to operate issued by the United States Department of Defense.
Relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state.
Relating to certain policies and procedures for health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments.
Relating to a report on governmental opioid antagonist programs to reverse and prevent opioid overdoses.
Relating to public hearing requirements for issuing a license for or expanding certain residential child-care facilities.
Relating to assisted living facility operations and provision of certain services to assisted living facility residents without a license; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to information regarding consumer access to health care records.
Relating to the issuance by the Texas Medical Board of certain licenses to practice medicine and the authority of an insured to select certain license holders under the insured's health policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.
Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.
Relating to certain health care services contract arrangements entered into by insurers and health care providers.
Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties.
Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.
Relating to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel.
Relating to direct payment for certain health care provided by a hospital.
Relating to a peer support network for first responders.
Relating to the determination of fees, charges, and rates for certain benefits under Medicaid.
Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee.
Relating to hospital staffing report and complaint processes and to retaliation and mandatory overtime protections for nurses.
Relating to price estimates and billing requirements for certain health care facilities.
Relating to the notification of certain persons concerning certain events related to children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.
Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities.
Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.
Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.
Relating to training required or offered by the Health and Human Services Commission for long-term care facility surveyors, personnel, and providers and ICF-IID program providers.
Relating to advisory bodies for the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the creation of the child protective investigations advisory committee and the abolition of the Family and Protective Services Council.
Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.
Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for medical assistants, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.
Relating to authorizing Medicaid managed care organizations to offer nutrition support services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.
Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.
Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for first responders, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.
Relating to certain records of a health professional providing a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.
Relating to eligibility for mediation of certain out-of-network health benefit claims.
Relating to the Texas Physician Health Program and the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Medical Board; expanding the applicability of surcharges.
Relating to the establishment of a work group to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing an acute psychiatric bed registry.
Relating to the administration and operation of the school health and related services program.
Relating to a study on prevention and reduction of diabetes-related amputation.
Relating to the composition of the governing body of a local mental health authority.
Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities.
Relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care or child welfare services.
Relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain hospitals.
Relating to the regulation of continuing care facilities.
Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foster care.
Relating to family support services provided under a Health and Human Services Commission program.
Relating to resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities.
Relating to Medicaid provider enrollment and credentialing processes.
Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain health care practitioners.
Relating to billing and reimbursement for certain medical equipment, devices, and supplies provided to Medicare enrollees; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to a biennial health coverage reference guide developed by the Texas Department of Insurance.
Relating to electronic health record requirements; authorizing a civil penalty.
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.
Relating to group home consultant referrals; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to certain mammography reports providing required breast density information.
Relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the verification of health care practitioner continuing education compliance through the establishment of continuing education tracking systems.
Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of podiatry.
Relating to the enrollment period for newborns under certain health benefit plans.
Relating to allowing Medicaid managed care organizations to engage in marketing about the availability of certain private health benefit plan coverage.
Relating to the licensing and regulation of hearing instrument fitters and dispensers.
Relating to certain practices of health benefit plan issuers to encourage the use of certain physicians and health care providers and rank physicians.
Relating to the licensing and regulation of speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by emergency medical services providers.
Relating to patient authorization to access certain investigational sun protection products.
Relating to a requirement that certain hospitals submit a summary of parts of their emergency operations plans to the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.
Relating to certain notice and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.
Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.
Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related adverse events.
Relating to the disclosure of health care cost information by certain health care facilities; imposing an administrative penalty.
Relating to inpatient competency restoration services.
Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process.
Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirements.
Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services.
Relating to peace officers commissioned by the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.
Relating to the provision of inservice training on identifying abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct in certain health care facilities and to civil and administrative penalties assessed for violations of statutes or rules governing chemical dependency treatment facilities.
Relating to the establishment of a consortium to conduct United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development clinical trials with ibogaine to secure the administration's approval of the medication's use for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and to the administration of that treatment.
Relating to a group health benefit plan policy or contract holder's obligation to pay premiums on behalf of an individual after the individual's eligibility for group coverage terminates.
Relating to cottage food production operations.
Relating to the licensing of mental hospitals and mental health facilities and the definition of facility for the purposes of the employee misconduct registry.
Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children.
Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general, the review of certain Medicaid claims, and the recovery of certain overpayments under Medicaid.
Relating to access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.
Relating to the requirements for certain court orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights, adoption, and the regulation of child-placing agencies.
Relating to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy.
Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.
Relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health care providers.
Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.
Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
Relating to certain state hospital names and the management of state hospitals.
Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.
Relating to neglect of a child and the grounds for termination of the parent-child relationship and possession of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.
Relating to dispute resolution for and enforcement actions against certain long-term care facilities.
Relating to procedures for selecting a placement for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to egg grading and the selling of ungraded eggs; requiring an occupational license.
Relating to publication by the Texas Board of Nursing and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of certain nursing education data.
Relating to a prohibition on payments for certain group home referrals; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to the relationship between pharmacists or pharmacies and health benefit plan issuers or pharmacy benefit managers.
Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.
Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid.
Relating to required water pressure boosters for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.
Relating to a property right in DNA; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to reporting certain information regarding the placement of children and suits filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to autologous and direct blood donations.
Relating to an education program to enable certain students to practice medicine in certain rural counties and to physician delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurses, including in certain rural counties.
Relating to the deceased, including requirements for donating or claiming bodies or anatomical specimens, the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services or conduct education or research in relation to the deceased, and responsibilities of political subdivisions for certain bodies after death; creating criminal offenses; authorizing administrative penalties; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees.
Relating to a prescription drug purchasing pool for certain health benefit plan issuers and employers.
Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council.
Relating to warning labels for opioid prescription drugs.
Relating to notice provided by a health care provider before initiating debt collection against a patient.
Relating to an annual boarding home facility report for certain counties and municipalities.
Relating to a pilot program for the safe disposal of prescription drugs, including controlled substance prescription drugs.
Relating to certain health care transaction fees and payment claims; providing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.
Relating to inservice training on identifying abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct in certain health care facilities.
Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for participating physicians and providers providing certain health care services.
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for lactation consultation services.
Relating to the requirements for the operational plan for certain general residential operations licensed by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals.
Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid.
Relating to reimbursing certain Department of Family and Protective Services employees for certain legal expenses.
Relating to the establishment of a work group to study and make recommendations on certain services needed by individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability.
Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.
Relating to prohibiting the Texas Medical Board from regulating certain physician advertising.
Relating to a hospital's determination to grant, deny, renew, or modify medical staff privileges.
Relating to conducting an ex parte renewal of a recipient's Medicaid eligibility.
Relating to the collection of information on available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment.
Relating to power duration requirements in emergency contingency plans adopted by end stage renal disease facilities.
Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.
Relating to the establishment of an early childhood mental health home visiting grant program.
Relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.
Relating to investigational stem cell treatment.
Relating to the participation of an advanced practice registered nurse as a participating or preferred provider for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans.
Relating to the maintenance of criminal history record information for group home applicants and employees; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.
Relating to rules regarding the provision by a health professional of a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.
Relating to searches of the state registry of paternity.
Relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace violence prevention requirements.
Relating to the information required for payment of services provided through the Thriving Texas Families Program.
Relating to the capacity of a minor to consent to certain treatment for the minor or the minor's child.
Relating to a study on the use of psychedelic therapies in the treatment of certain conditions.
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Post-adoption Assistance Program.
Relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council.
Relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the receivership of a single-source continuum contractor providing child welfare services.
Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the disposition of deceased paupers' bodies.
Relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a third-party administrator.
Relating to newborn screening tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Relating to the disclosure of certain medical information by electronic means.
Relating to hospital reporting requirements regarding suspected child abuse, exploitation, or neglect; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the installation of bollards or another safety barrier adjacent to certain hospital emergency rooms.
Relating to the form of a claim payment to a health care provider by a health maintenance organization, preferred provider benefit plan, or managed care organization.
Relating to the composition and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council.
Relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians specializing in ophthalmology.
Relating to the regulation of pharmacists and the practice of pharmacy, including the administration of a medication and the ordering and administration of an immunization or vaccination by a pharmacist.
Relating to senior retirement communities.
Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain health care practitioners.
Relating to certain voluntary registries in relation to the adoption of or the termination of parental rights regarding a child.
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed, registered, or listed group day-care home or family home.
Relating to a biennial report on the regional allocation of mental health beds.
Relating to the composition of the governing bodies of local mental health authorities and reports available to the governing body members.
Relating to physical examination requirements for patients admitted to an inpatient mental health facility.
Relating to the definition of fetal death certificate.
Relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the review of claims and recovery of overpayments by Medicaid recovery audit contractors.
Relating to the provision and reimbursement of health care services by local public health entities under the child health plan program.
Relating to the scheduling of certain controlled substances in response to certain actions by the United States Food and Drug Administration with respect to those substances.
Relating to administrative remedies for certain fraud and abuse violations under Medicaid; providing administrative penalties.
Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program.
Relating to emergency preparedness and response plans for the continued care and safety of nursing facility and assisted living facility residents.
Relating to the establishment of the foster child trust account program.
Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.
Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for nursing facility and assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties.
Relating to the provision of telepharmacy services.
Relating to investigations and disciplinary or punitive action by the Texas Medical Board regarding certain treatments or practices regarding COVID-19 and to the required expungement of certain records.
Relating to an exemption from certain immunization requirements for medical and veterinary students.
Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
Relating to providing training for employees and operators of certain child-care facilities.
Relating to procedures and grounds related to the removal and placement of children, including for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.
Relating to the modernization of cardiovascular screening and prevention under the Texas Heart Attack Prevention Bill.
Relating to the prohibition of immunization with a product containing mRNA material.
Relating to the use of artificial intelligence-based algorithms in utilization review conducted for certain health benefit plans.
Relating to duties of the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services in relation to certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including in regard to the electronic transmission of certain information.
Relating to coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under certain governmental health benefit plans.
Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.
Relating to a maternal health training program for certain health care providers.
Relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.
Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.
Relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to individuals who are deaf-blind.
Relating to arbitration of certain out-of-network health benefit claims.
Relating to an application for a ballot to be voted by mail submitted by certain residents of an assisted living facility, a nursing facility, or an intermediate care facility.
Relating to required generators or other power sources for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.
Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.
Relating to notice from a health benefit plan issuer regarding a physician's or health care provider's preauthorization exemption status.
Relating to expedited credentialing of certain physician assistants and advanced practice nurses by managed care plan issuers.
Relating to the establishment of an education-based program to prevent medical child abuse through standardized training for medical students, healthcare professionals, and child protective services caseworkers.
Relating to requiring contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations to permit the organizations to offer nutrition counseling and instruction services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.
Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.
Relating to the participation and reimbursement of and requirements affecting certain providers, including providers of eye health care and vision care services, under Medicaid.
Relating to a health care facility's required policy for vaccine preventable diseases.
Relating to the creation of the child and adult protective investigations advisory committee in the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to information made available to a relative or other designated caregiver.
Relating to the adoption of the revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children by the State of Texas; making conforming changes.
Relating to a study on the use of psychedelic therapies in the treatment of certain conditions.
Relating to establishment of a shared savings program for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans.
Relating to first responder policies for emergencies occurring at a group home in certain municipalities and counties.
Relating to the payment of support rights and other benefits for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.
Relating to group home registration with municipal police departments or county sheriff's departments and welfare checks on group home residents; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to determine whether to administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine.
Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network.
Relating to the establishment of the task force on disability policy.
Relating to provision of and access to services for children with certain health care needs, including access to certain Medicaid waiver programs.
Relating to the procedures for modifying the schedules of controlled substances.
Relating to patient access to prescription drugs for off-label use for COVID-19 treatment.
Relating to the administration of immunizations to children, including required written informed consent to those immunizations and civil liability for failure to obtain the consent; providing an administrative penalty.
Relating to applying an active efforts standard for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to persons with the authority to donate a body to certain entities for the advancement of medical or forensic science.
Relating to reimbursing certain Department of Family and Protective Services employees for certain legal expenses.
Relating to eligibility for and benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Relating to the Cancer Prevention Research Institute's fiscal responsibilities to the state of Texas.
Relating to the prohibition on water fluoridation; creating a penalty.
Relating to the provision of health care services by a freestanding emergency medical care facility and the collection of fees for providing those services.
Relating to the review of claims and recovery of overpayments by Medicaid recovery audit contractors.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of anxiety and pain management in connection with insertion or removal of prescription contraceptive devices.
Relating to the minimum reimbursement amount for prescription drugs and devices to health benefit plan network pharmacists and pharmacies.
Relating to the procedures and notice required before an individual's name is added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.
Relating to the procedures for removing names from the central registry of child abuse and neglect.
Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by managed care plan issuers and Medicaid managed care organizations.
Relating to the establishment of the office of community violence intervention and prevention within the Department of State Health Services and a grant program for violence intervention and prevention services.
Relating to applicability of certain prescription drug insurance laws to health benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers.
Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program.
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.
Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Relating to the provision of certain nursing services under the case management for children and pregnant women program.
Relating to the prescriptive authority of certain psychologists; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the regulation of child life services and the coverage of child life services under Medicaid and health benefit plans; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council.
Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Relating to the scheduling of certain controlled substances in response to certain actions by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.
Relating to requirements for a court order following a permanency hearing for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to notification by certain hospitals of certain standard of care information.
Relating to a biennial state report on suicide rates, the Texas Violent Death Reporting System, and certain suicide data shared under a memorandum of understanding.
Relating to the development of a language access plan to increase access to assistance under health and human services programs by certain individuals.
Relating to the establishment of the supporting life pilot program as part of the Thriving Texas Families Program.
Relating to the Texas Freedman's Bureau.
Relating to records of violations against certain child-care facilities that provide child-care services.
Relating to health care and insurance fraud; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a civil penalty.
Relating to certain health care services, increasing access to health care, and repealing or replacing medically unnecessary and outdated health care restrictions.
Relating to the lease of certain state property from the Department of State Health Services to Travis County.
Relating to the preliminary examination of a person transported to a general hospital's emergency department.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain biomarker testing.
Relating to the prohibited exclusion of certain individuals requiring specialized care from inpatient mental health facilities.
Relating to the university advisory committee of and procedure for making awards by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Relating to emergency detention by a paramedic of certain persons with mental illness for preliminary examination at a mental health facility.
Relating to the provision and evaluation of Medicaid reimbursement for dental services provided to certain Medicaid recipients.
Relating to waivers permitting non-certified drivers to operate in partnership with state-certified emergency medical personnel.
Relating to the establishment of faith-based child-care facilities.
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for the treatment of obesity and certain diabetes prevention program services.
Relating to the authority of the Department of State Health Services to lease certain real property.
Relating to the issuance of a single license for a hospital and a mobile stroke unit of the hospital.
Relating to the disclosure and consideration of criminal conduct for purposes of certification as a peer specialist or peer specialist supervisor to provide Medicaid mental health and substance use services.
Relating to Medicaid provider enrollment revalidation.
Relating to the regulation of certain day-care centers.
Relating to the eligibility for financial assistance of persons following certain drug-related convictions.
Relating to coverage for maternal depression screenings under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Relating to the definition of abuse or neglect of a child.
Relating to the authority of a podiatrist to delegate certain podiatric medical acts to an advanced practice registered nurse.
Relating to licensure and contracting for the delivery of medical assistance by nursing facilities.
Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for assisted living facilities; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to the participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in managed care plans providing vision benefits.
Relating to awarding contracts to managed care organizations under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Relating to imposing a moratorium on the awarding of certain contracts by the Health and Human Services Commission under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Relating to the requirements for the labeling and dispensing of a prescription drug or biological product.
Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of individuals to refuse medical treatments.
Relating to the issuance by the Texas Medical Board of certain licenses to practice medicine and the authority of an insured to select certain license holders under the insured's health policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.
Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.
Relating to the provision of shelter or care to a minor by an emergency shelter facility.
Relating to the duties of a pharmacist regarding medication profiles for high-risk patients in certain hospitals.
Relating to the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers, including certain out-of-state applicants.
Relating to the emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers and the termination of parental rights to those children.
Relating to a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information.
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for the children with special health care needs program.
Relating to approval of graduate medical education by the Texas Medical Board and medical care provided at certain health care facilities by physicians with that education or certain board certification.
Relating to hospital staffing report processes and to retaliation and mandatory overtime protections for nurses; providing administrative penalties.
Relating to clarity and certainty in the administration and operation of Medicaid.
Relating to Medicare provider certification and enrollment prerequisites to Medicaid and child health plan program provider enrollment.
Relating to managed care contracts, including the procurement of managed care contracts, under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Relating to preventing discrimination in foster care.
Relating to a report on governmental opioid antagonist programs to reverse and prevent opioid overdoses.
Relating to the establishment of an electronic health record loan program for certain health care facilities.
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to provide services as an employee, volunteer, or contractor for certain agencies, including public school contractors, and access to the registry of persons who are not eligible for employment at public schools.
Relating to the rights and responsibilities of a foster parent.
Relating to the creation of an oversight advisory council on foster care placement.
Relating to prohibited steering or directing use of certain facilities for emergency care under certain health benefit plans.
Relating to reporting requirements for assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.
Relating to timely billing requirements for health care service providers.
Relating to educational requirements for licensing as an audiologist.
Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.
Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.
Relating to the definition of a cottage food production operation.
Relating to coordination between teaching hospitals and medical schools regarding student field-based experience placements and to preference in those placements.
Relating to the Task Force on Eating Disorders Prevalence.
Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities and registered family homes, including the provision of services to children with disabilities or special needs.
Relating to the regulation of certain health professionals; providing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the establishment of a higher education plan for human papillomavirus education and prevention.
Relating to the licensing and regulation of anesthesiologist assistants; requiring an occupational license; providing an administrative penalty; authorizing fees.
Relating to the Rita Littlefield Chronic Kidney Disease Centralized Resource Center established within the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to an early childhood integrated data system.
Relating to prior authorization or precertification for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology equipment under Medicaid.
Relating to the content of biennial legislative immunization reports issued by the Department of State Health Services.
Relating to a study to review the animal friendly account.
Relating to the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for use by patients as the best available medical treatment, the licensing of medical cannabis dispensing organizations, and the registration of certain individuals; authorizing fees.
Relating to a study by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center on health, nutrition, physical activity, and chronic health issues in this state.
Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.
Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the authorization for and approval of certain nursing programs offered by private postsecondary educational institutions or for-profit entities.
Relating to the provision of information regarding centers for independent living for certain persons with an intellectual or developmental disability.
Relating to the regulation of human body acquisition services and authorized recipients.
Relating to the operation of certain health care provider participation programs in this state.
Relating to the provision of certain information about physicians and nurses making determinations regarding requests for preauthorization of health care services or supplies.
Relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians specializing in ophthalmology.
Relating to the manufacture, sale, and distribution of products developed using mRNA material in the prevention or treatment of a communicable disease.
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program.
Relating to the establishment of the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative and the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative Commission.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for cancer screening, imaging, and genetic testing.
Relating to requiring contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations to permit the organizations to offer certain mental health or substance use services or food and nutrition assistance services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.
Relating to money awarded to providers of women's health services and family planning services, including the repeal of prohibitions on the provision of those services.
Relating to the transition of the nurse aide certification program from the Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Board of Nursing and the creation of a workgroup on nursing career pathways.
Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for first responders, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.
Relating to the use of extrapolation by a health maintenance organization or an insurer to audit claims.
Relating to coverage for screening mammograms, diagnostic imaging, and supplemental breast examinations under certain health benefit plans.
Relating to the adoption of the revised Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children by the State of Texas; making conforming changes.
Relating to investigational stem cell treatment.
Relating to the creation of a task force to evaluate the housing needs of senior citizens who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning.
Relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled substances in a narcotic drug treatment program by certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants.
Relating to notice of the health of children attending a child-care facility.
Relating to the definition of licensing authority as it relates to the collection of certain licensing information about certain day-care employees.
Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for medical assistants, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.
Relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health care providers.
Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and the collection, maintenance, and disclosure of maternal health records regarding voluntary termination of pregnancy.
Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.
Relating to definition of abuse of a child, the reporting of child abuse and neglect, and certain required notifications about reports of child abuse and neglect.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain treatments prescribed for autism spectrum disorder.
Relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect.
Relating to the regulation of limited service pregnancy resource centers; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to minimum standards for pregnancy resource centers.
Relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to individuals who are deaf-blind.
Relating to the provision of nutrition support services to Medicaid recipients in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services and a report on the health outcomes of providing those services.
Relating to the provision of certain information to a county child welfare board member.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of anxiety and pain management in connection with prescription contraceptive devices.
Relating to patient data maintained by pharmacy benefit managers.
Relating to the administration, authority, and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.
Relating to management review of certain investigations conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to required reporting of information on the ownership and control of certain health care entities; providing a civil penalty; authorizing a fee.
Relating to certain payment recovery and recoupment efforts under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Relating to assisted living facilities allowing residents to designate an advocate.
Relating to a cancer clinical trial participation program.
Relating to a requirement that certain students, interns, residents, and fellows receiving a clinical education at public or nonprofit hospitals be provided leave to undergo an annual comprehensive health examination.
Relating to the participation of an advanced practice registered nurse as a participating or preferred provider for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans.
Relating to accessibility of certain forms the Department of State Health Services provides for public use.
Relating to newborn screening tests for sex chromosome structure.
Relating to electronic health record requirements, including the recording of an individual's biological sex.
Relating to written protocols for certain nonprescription drugs under Medicaid and civil liability related to those protocols.
Relating to the provision of prosthetic devices to certain Medicaid recipients.
Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children.
Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program and the expansion of Medicaid eligibility to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.
Relating to provision to a patient of an itemized bill for health care services and supplies.
Relating to notice regarding access by a parent, guardian, or managing conservator to a child's health records.
Relating to the prohibited report or disclosure of certain health information by physicians and other health care providers.
Relating to the effect of certain reductions in a health benefit plan enrollee's out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs that are essential health benefits on the enrollee's cost-sharing requirements.
Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus infections.
Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities that provide temporary care to children of families in crisis.
Relating to price estimates and billing requirements for certain health care facilities.
Relating to a patient's access to health records and access to and exchange of certain health benefit plan information; authorizing a civil penalty; authorizing fees.
Relating to requiring an occupational license to practice magnetic resonance imaging physics.
Relating to prohibited conduct of a health benefit plan issuer in relation to affiliated and nonaffiliated providers.
Relating to the approval, selection, and use of an alternative electronic visit verification system under Medicaid.
Relating to authorizing adoption assistance agreements for certain children after a final adoption order is rendered.
Relating to the regulation of psychiatric residential treatment facilities and Medicaid reimbursement for the provision of treatment by those facilities; requiring an occupational license.
Relating to anesthesia coverage and patient assessment requirements for certain health benefit plans.
Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities.
Relating to establishment of the Texas Rare Disease Advisory Council.
Relating to the determination of fees, charges, and rates for certain benefits under Medicaid.
Relating to the composition of the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council.
Relating to the administration of certain drugs by a midwife.
Relating to required training for caregivers to children, including foster parents.
Relating to preauthorization of certain benefits by certain health benefit plan issuers.
Relating to bundling and down-coding practices conducted by certain providers of dental benefits.
Relating to the operability of elevators and related equipment following a power outage at a senior independent living community; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Relating to certain health care services contract arrangements entered into by insurers and health care providers.
Relating to procedures and required findings in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Relating to patient stay reports submitted by freestanding emergency medical care facilities.
Relating to the provision of behavioral health crisis services, including the operation of crisis centers and mobile crisis outreach teams; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the delivery, possession, and medical use of low-THC cannabis and associated drug paraphernalia under the Texas Compassionate Use Program.
Relating to modification of certain prescription drug benefits and coverage offered by certain health benefit plans.
Relating to expedited credentialing of certain chiropractors by managed care plan issuers.
Relating to a study on the prevalence and tracking of heat-related deaths in this state.
Relating to fiscal impact statements for legislation imposing mandates on health benefit plan issuers.
Relating to an alternate board certification to signify accreditation within a given specialty in this state and medical care provided at certain health care facilities by physicians with an alternate board certification.
Relating to the establishment of the case assistance affiliate program to provide certain assistance to Medicaid recipients and child health plan program enrollees.
Relating to continuing education requirements for certain physicians regarding adoption.
Relating to a family preservation services program.
Relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to annually review the department's process to enter into adoption assistance agreements.
Relating to conditions applicable to health benefit plan coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures.
Relating to the provision of certain benefits, including applied behavior analysis, behavior supports, and associated evaluation services, through telecommunications or information technology under certain public benefits programs.
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program.
Relating to educational and informational materials provided through the Thriving Texas Families Program.
Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the creation of a medical cannabis research program; authorizing fees.
Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, delivery, sale, and research of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain medical conditions and the licensing of medical cannabis organizations; authorizing a fee.
Relating to a mobile stroke unit grant program.
Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and the collection, maintenance, and disclosure of maternal health records regarding miscarriage and lack of access to therapeutic termination of pregnancy.
Relating to creating a reimbursement program to reimburse certain supplemental nutrition assistance program recipients for the cost of certain food delivery service fees.
Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.
Relating to the identification of underpayments and overpayments under the Medicaid managed care program.
Relating to mediation or arbitration of certain billing disputes between health benefit plan issuers or administrators and out-of-network facilities.
Relating to health coverage for school district and open-enrollment charter school employees under interlocal contracts.
Relating to the adequacy and effectiveness of managed care plan networks.
Relating to the licensing of relative or other designated caregivers by the Department of Family and Protective Services and monetary assistance provided to certain relative or designated caregivers.
Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, delivery, sale, and research of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain medical conditions and the licensing of medical cannabis organizations; authorizing fees.
Relating to the payment of support rights and benefits for a child placed with a relative or other designated caregiver.
Relating to implementing an express lane option under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Relating to prioritization of a pregnant individual's health when providing health care treatments; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the verification of the accuracy of an application for a license to practice medicine in this state.
Relating to information made available to a relative or other designated caregiver.
Relating to a public outreach and education campaign for mixed-status families regarding eligibility for Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to all individuals for whom federal matching money is available.
Relating to information requested from the Texas Medical Board by a member, committee, or agency of the legislature.
Relating to a "Texas solution" to reforming and addressing issues related to the Medicaid program, including the creation of an alternative program designed to ensure health benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace; requiring a fee.
Relating to the delegation to a pharmacy technician of a pharmacist's authority to administer an immunization or vaccine.
Relating to the exchange of certain information between the Department of Family and Protective Services or certain foster care services contractors and a state or local juvenile justice agency.
Relating to complaint information and to rulemaking and disciplinary procedures of the Texas Medical Board.
Relating to hospital patients' rights and hospital policies and procedures; providing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the right to choose medical treatments and certain control measures and to the imposition of isolation or quarantine control measures.
Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan.
Relating to the administration of a medication and the ordering and administration of an immunization or vaccination by a pharmacist.
Relating to the definition of emergency care for purposes of certain health benefit plans.
Relating to the licensing and regulation of inpatient rehabilitation facilities; imposing fees; providing civil and administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
Relating to the affidavit form provided by the Department of State Health Services for certain immunization exemptions.
Relating to the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities renamed as the office for health equity and the duties of that office.
Relating to a model suicide prevention policy, suicide prevention and intervention strategies incorporated into a state agency crisis or disaster plan, suicide death information maintained by the Department of State Health Services, and the Texas Violent Death Reporting System.
Relating to prohibited facility fees for telehealth and telemedicine medical services; providing an administrative penalty.
Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.
Relating to the Preparation for Adult Living Program and other services for foster children transitioning to independent living.
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Relating to limitations on public health directives issued during a state of disaster or outbreak of a communicable disease.
Relating to the appointment of the Department of Family and Protective Services and a child's parent or legal guardian as joint managing conservators for the child.
Relating to an advance directive and do-not-resuscitate order of a pregnant woman and information provided for an advance directive.
Relating to studies or surveys on children's sexual behavior conducted at or by a public primary or secondary school, a public institution of higher education, a prescription drug manufacturer, a research entity, or another person; creating criminal offenses; imposing civil penalties.
Relating to employment verification of certain health facility applicants.
Relating to telephone access for certain health benefit plan verifications and preauthorization requests and for utilization review requests.
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Relating to unconditional designation of physicians as participating providers in a managed care plan.
Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain parental child safety placement caregivers.
Relating to the implementation by public schools of certain communicable disease public health orders issued by a health authority.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism.
Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.
Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child.
Relating to required immunizations for children and primary or secondary school students.
Relating to the licensing of a psychologist as a licensed specialist in school psychology; authorizing a fee.
Relating to training requirements for and prohibited discrimination by child-care facilities and registered family homes.
Relating to the adoption and implementation of a surgical smoke evacuation system policy at certain health care facilities.
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Relating to the prohibited retail sale and provision to minors of certain over-the-counter weight loss drugs and dietary supplements; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to health care services provided at a hospital by a physician who is not a member of the hospital's medical staff and the hospital's liability for health care services provided by such a physician.
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Relating to the eligibility of a relative or other designated caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance.
Relating to a matching grant program for technological enhancements at certain health care facilities that provide mental health care services.
Relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission's office of the ombudsman to resolve complaints against the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to required labeling of certain products containing or derived from aborted human fetal tissue.
Relating to investigations of child abuse and neglect and the procedures for adding names to or removing names from the central registry of child abuse and neglect.
Relating to certain evidence-based health-related non-medical services offered by a Medicaid managed care organization in lieu of other services.
Relating to the duties of care of certain landlords regarding disasters.
Relating to prohibiting child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on relative and designated caregivers.
Relating to the coverage and provision of abortion, contraception, and sterilization under Medicaid and certain health benefit plans.
Relating to patient access to prescription drugs for off-label use.
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for emergency outpatient dialysis treatment provided to certain individuals with end stage renal disease.
Relating to the capacity of certain minors to consent to examination and postpartum or contraception-related medical treatment.
Relating to vaccine administration requirements and protection of immunization exemptions for health reasons.
Relating to a health literacy plan developed by the statewide health coordinating council and the inclusion of health literacy in the state health plan.
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the creation of a voluntary accreditation for recovery housing; authorizing fees.
Relating to the duration of services provided under Medicaid to women following a pregnancy.
Relating to the relationship between dentists and certain employee benefit plans and health insurers.
Relating to civil and administrative penalties assessed for violations of statutes or rules governing chemical dependency treatment facilities.
Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by emergency medical services providers.
Relating to emergency planning for the transportation of certain end stage renal disease facility patients during a declared disaster.
Relating to the regulation of hearing aids and the practices of audiology and the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments.
Relating to an interagency reportable conduct search engine, standards for a person's removal from the employee misconduct registry and eligibility for certification as certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department officers and employees, and the use of certain information by certain state agencies to conduct background checks.
Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or qualified residential treatment program.
Relating to requirements applicable to certain third-party health insurers in relation to Medicaid.
Relating to a pilot program to increase the financial independence of foster youth who are transitioning to independent living.
Relating to the establishment and administration of Health and Human Services Commission programs providing mental health services to certain individuals in this state.
Relating to authorizing a day-care center to employ an interim director.
Relating to the disclosure of certain medical information by electronic means.
Relating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education, including scholarships to nursing students, loan repayment assistance to nurses and nursing faculty, and grants to nursing education programs.
Relating to local mental health authority and local behavioral health authority audits and mental and behavioral health reporting, services, and programs.
Relating to the rights of a parent or guardian with a child in certain child-care facilities.
Relating to training for employees and operators of certain child-care facilities.
Relating to access to criminal history record information for certain employees, volunteers, and contractors, and for applicants for those positions, by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and the transfer to the commission of certain powers and duties from the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of a transplant of an organ that originated from or is transplanted in a country known to have participated in forced organ harvesting.
Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.
Relating to repealing the coordinated strategic plan for health and human services in this state, including related conforming amendments.
Relating to the commitment order for individuals with intellectual disabilities who are committed to state supported living centers.
Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments, food handler and food manager certifications, and food service training or education programs.
Relating to access to certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices used in clinical trials by patients with severe chronic diseases.
Relating to emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers.
Relating to the release of a reversionary interest in certain real property by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual.
Relating to advance directives, do-not-resuscitate orders, and health care treatment decisions made by or on behalf of certain patients, including a review of directives and decisions.
Relating to a prohibition on certain e-cigarette products; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.
Relating to designating October as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month.
Relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council.
Relating to the recipients of opioid antagonists under the opioid antagonist program.
Relating to management review of certain investigations conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the regulation of athletic trainers.
Relating to the administration of a local anesthetic agent by a dental hygienist.
Relating to the regulation of physicians, the disciplinary authority of the Texas Medical Board, and the administration of the Texas Physician Health Program; increasing a criminal penalty; imposing a surcharge.
Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative and a governing board and advisory council for the initiative.
Relating to providing prevocational or similar services under certain Medicaid waiver programs.
Relating to the transfer of certain real property from the Health and Human Services Commission to the StarCare Specialty Health System.
Relating to electronic verification of health benefits by health benefit plan issuers for certain physicians and health care providers.
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for non-opioid treatments.
Relating to health benefit coverage for certain fertility preservation services and notice regarding certain risks of impaired fertility.
Relating to training regarding runaway prevention for certain individuals who provide care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for certain medication-assisted treatments for opioid or substance use disorder.
Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, the making and investigation of complaints alleging violations of certain health facility licensing requirements, and the content of the employee misconduct registry.
Relating to the continuation of certain health care provider participation programs in this state.
Relating to the provision of home telemonitoring services under Medicaid.
Relating to the administration of certain programs regarding Holocaust Remembrance Week and the establishment and expansion of community collaboratives.
Relating to standards for and services provided by prescribed pediatric extended care centers, including Medicaid reimbursement for those services.
Relating to training requirements for staff members of certain assisted living facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Relating to the use of community health workers in Medicaid managed care.
Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
Relating to the consolidation of ombudsman programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to prescription drug benefits under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Relating to the submission of certain reports by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to imposing requirements on the employment of or contracts for certain individuals providing services to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability, including requiring certain facilities and Medicaid providers to conduct criminal history record information and employee misconduct registry reviews and to suspend the employment or contracts of individuals who engage in reportable conduct; providing administrative penalties.
Relating to innovation grant programs to support residency training programs in psychiatric specialty fields and recruitment, training, and retention programs in behavioral health fields.
Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of autoimmune diseases and certain blood disorders.
Relating to a pilot project to provide emergency telemedicine medical services and telehealth services in rural areas.
Relating to the redistribution of donated prepackaged prescription drugs.
Relating to the packaging requirements for certain donated prescription drugs.
Relating to the donors of certain unused prescription drugs.
Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs in this state; authorizing a fee.
Relating to network adequacy standards and other requirements for preferred provider benefit plans.
Relating to the application of balance billing prohibitions and out-of-network dispute resolution procedures to certain self-insured or self-funded employee welfare benefit plans.
Relating to newborn and infant screening tests.
Relating to the pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome advisory council.
Relating to provider discrimination against a Medicaid recipient or child health plan program enrollee based on immunization status.
Relating to certain contract provisions and conduct affecting health care provider networks.
Relating to a memorandum of understanding between the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to assess the eligibility of certain inmates for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits on discharge or release from confinement.
Relating to the exclusion of certain resources in determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities.
Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.
Relating to step therapy protocols required by health benefit plans for coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses.
Relating to the protection of certain occupational licensing information regarding clients of family violence shelter centers, victims of trafficking shelter centers, and sexual assault programs and survivors of family violence, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
Relating to prohibiting a maximum age or age differential for prospective adoptive parents.
Relating to the statewide all payor claims database.
Relating to the Medicaid application form and communication with Medicaid recipients.
Relating to enforcement actions taken against a child-care or child-placing agency administrator's license.
Relating to prescription drug formularies applicable to the Medicaid managed care program.
Relating to the effect of certain reductions in a health benefit plan enrollee's out-of-pocket expenses for certain prescription drugs on enrollee cost-sharing requirements.
Relating to the statewide interagency aging services coordinating council.
Relating to preferred provider benefit plan out-of-pocket expense credits for payments made by an insured directly to a physician or health care provider.
Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services, and parental child safety placements.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of clinician-administered drugs.
Relating to the confiscation or misappropriation by a nursing facility of certain federal payments to a Medicaid recipient; increasing an administrative penalty.
Relating to reports of child abuse or neglect and certain preliminary investigations of those reports.
Relating to the training of and the provision of acupuncture services by an acudetox specialist.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs.
Relating to sickle cell disease health care improvement and the sickle cell task force.
Relating to mental health first aid training provided by local mental health authorities and local behavioral health authorities.
Relating to improving health outcomes for pregnant women under Medicaid and certain other public benefits programs.
Relating to a training program for persons investigating suspected child abuse or neglect.
Relating to a pilot program for the safe disposal of prescription drugs, including controlled substance prescription drugs.
Relating to the use of standardized examinations by a school of nursing or educational program.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain biomarker testing.
Relating to the registration of vision support organizations; imposing a fee; requiring an occupational registration; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to fraud prevention under certain health care programs.
Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.
Relating to the operation of a hospital at home program by certain hospitals; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the training program required for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the composition of the radiation advisory board.
Relating to regulation of food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, roadside food vendors, temporary food service establishments, and food managers.
Relating to preventative health care and public health, including prohibited immunization and face-covering requirements, private business or school closures, and the ordering and administration of immunizations by a pharmacist.
Relating to rules regarding the provision by a health professional of a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.
Relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect.
Relating to certain practices of a health maintenance organization or insurer to encourage the use of certain physicians and health care providers.
Relating to a request for admission to a specialty inpatient stabilization treatment program by the Department of Family and Protective Services of certain minors in the managing conservatorship of the department.
Relating to required labeling of food containing mRNA vaccine material.
Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices and the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation; increasing criminal penalties.
Relating to required training and continuing education requirements for persons who provide medical care or other support to survivors of sexual assault.
Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or program.
Relating to a strategic plan for improving maternal health, including the consolidation and repeal of certain planning and reporting requirements.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of telemedicine, teledentistry, and telehealth appointments with an originating site or distant site located outside this state.
Relating to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel.
Relating to the enrollment period for newborns under certain employer health benefit plans.
Relating to the licensing and regulation of physician graduates and the authority of an insured to select a physician graduate under the insured's health insurance policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.
Relating to a grant program to fund the provision by children's hospitals of mental and behavioral health services to children in this state.
Relating to the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers, including certain out-of-state applicants.
Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.
Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms and ammunition in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
Relating to multiple employer welfare arrangements.
Relating to certain requirements regarding court-appointed volunteer advocate programs.
Relating to the creation and operation of a mental health services district by the Midland County Hospital District of Midland County, Texas, and the Ector County Hospital District.
Relating to the selection and reimbursement of certain persons providing services required under a service plan filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the appointment of the Department of Family and Protective Services and a child's parent or legal guardian as joint managing conservators for the child.
Relating to emergency medical transport by fire fighters of certain patients.
Relating to the procedures for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the development of a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information.
Relating to the verification of health care practitioner continuing education compliance through the establishment of continuing education tracking systems.
Relating to a grant program for school-based health care initiatives established to serve certain underserved students.
Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foster care.
Relating to certain placements for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to peace officers commissioned by the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.
Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation requirements.
Relating to certain autologous and direct blood donations.
Relating to the composition of the Texas Board of Nursing and procedures applicable to complaints against advanced practice registered nurses.
Relating to the adequacy and effectiveness of managed care plan networks.
Relating to the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium.
Relating to cottage food production operations.
Relating to the eligibility for and access to certain Medicaid waiver programs, including the medically dependent children (MDCP) and the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver programs.
Relating to the investigation or determination of abuse or neglect of a child, elderly person, or person with a disability and the provision of certain services.
Relating to public access to certain hospital investigation information and materials.
Relating to requiring certain information before being employed by a child-care facility.
Relating to programs established and operated by federally qualified health centers to provide primary care access to certain employees.
Relating to variances from Department of State Health Services rules governing the provision of emergency medical services.
Relating to the establishment of a living organ donor education program.
Relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to individuals who are deaf-blind.
Relating to prompt payment deadlines for health benefit plan claims affected by a catastrophic event.
Relating to the regulation of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry services, and telehealth services; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain other health care practitioners.
Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.
Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of hearing aids and cochlear implants for certain individuals.
Relating to a property right in DNA; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to a pilot program to increase the financial independence of foster youth who are transitioning to independent living.
Relating to the alternative electronic visit verification system recognized under Medicaid.
Relating to requirements applicable to certain third-party health insurers in relation to Medicaid.
Relating to the licensing of a psychologist as a licensed specialist in school psychology; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health care providers to practice in underserved areas.
Relating to allowing certain inmates to apply for benefits under certain public benefits programs to be provided at the time of discharge or release.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for hair prostheses for breast cancer patients.
Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services and certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Relating to the presumption of validity for an advance directive and permissible forms of a medical power of attorney.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of treatment for chemical dependency.
Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities and registered family homes, including the provision of services to children with disabilities or special needs.
Relating to notice of rights provided to a patient receiving inpatient mental health, chemical dependency, or comprehensive medical rehabilitation services at certain facilities.
Relating to the Uniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act; creating criminal offenses.
Relating to identification cards issued by health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations.
Relating to insurance coverage for the disposition of embryonic and fetal tissue remains.
Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists.
Relating to the development of a strategic plan for home and community-based services provided under Medicaid and the child health plan program and the establishment of an advisory committee on home and community-based services.
Relating to certain contracting requirements under the Medicaid managed care delivery model.
Relating to a requirement that certain students, interns, residents, and fellows receiving a clinical education at public or nonprofit hospitals receive time off to undergo an annual comprehensive health examination.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism.
Relating to a study on the coverage of certain infants under Medicaid.
Relating to the establishment of the private child care task force.
Relating to the office of the state long-term care ombudsman.
Relating to medical examinations required for admission to a mental health facility.
Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to intellectual disability and certain references to abolished health and human services agencies.
Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process.
Relating to restricting research on potentially pandemic pathogens in this state; creating a civil penalty.
Relating to the authorization for and approval of certain nursing programs offered by private postsecondary educational institutions or for-profit entities.
Relating to disclosure requirements for health care provider directories maintained by certain health benefit plan issuers.
Relating to coordination of vision and eye care benefits under certain health benefit plans and vision benefit plans.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain tests to detect prostate cancer.
Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the practice of nursing, including disciplinary procedures of the Texas Board of Nursing; authorizing a fee.
Relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to notify certain individuals of changes to child abuse and neglect investigation reports.
Relating to the use of extrapolation by a health maintenance organization or an insurer to audit claims.
Relating to the eligibility for and provision of benefits under Medicaid or the child health plan program for certain individuals committed, placed, or detained in certain facilities and settings.
Relating to health benefit coverage for bariatric surgery under the state employees group benefits program.
Relating to certain administrative penalties and procedures associated with aging, community-based, and long-term care service providers and the establishment of a task force to study certain rules and policies related to those services.
Relating to the regulation of boarding home facilities.
Relating to a training program for persons investigating suspected child abuse or neglect.
Relating to health maintenance organization and preferred provider benefit plan minimum access standards for nonemergency ambulance transport services delivered by emergency medical services providers; providing administrative penalties.
Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Relating to coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under certain governmental health benefit plans.
Relating to conduct of insurers providing preferred provider benefit plans with respect to physician and health care provider contracts and claims.
Relating to standards required for certain rankings of physicians by health benefit plan issuers.
Relating to telemedicine medical services and telehealth services covered by certain health benefit plans or provided by a pharmacist.
Relating to group health benefit plan coverage for early treatment of first episode psychosis.
Relating to the establishment of the vulnerable adult protection task force.
Relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled substances by certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants.
Relating to the right to try cutting-edge treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.
Relating to information for the parents or guardians of pediatric cancer patients regarding risk of impaired fertility from treatment.
Relating to neglect of a child and the grounds for termination of the parent-child relationship and possession of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to HIV and AIDS tests.
Relating to policies and procedures regarding children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center or program.
Relating to a pilot project to provide medical nutrition assistance to certain Medicaid recipients in this state.
Relating to the appointment of a dental director for the oral health improvement services program.
Relating to the central registry of names of individuals found to have abused or neglected a child.
Relating to required human trafficking prevention training and disclosure of certain information about human trafficking by tattoo and body piercing studios.
Relating to HIV and AIDS tests.
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.
Relating to the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizing fees.
Relating to the administration of a prescription drug manufacturer or third-party prescription assistance program.
Relating to the authority of certain minors to consent to Texas Home Visiting Program services and to the delivery of those services.
Relating to the applicability of certain laws requiring health care cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and administrators.
Relating to the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council; authorizing fees.
Relating to the licensing and regulation of music therapists; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.
Relating to the definition of and certain determinations regarding emergency care for purposes of certain health benefit plan coverage.
Relating to providing prevocational or similar services under certain Medicaid waiver programs.
Relating to peer support specialists for certain individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and peer services for those individuals under Medicaid.
Relating to personnel training requirements for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities that advertise an Alzheimer's care unit or memory care unit.
Relating to required mental health awareness training for first responders.
Relating to inservice training on identifying abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct in certain health care facilities.
Relating to the sharing of controlled substance prescription monitoring information between the Texas State Board of Pharmacy and the Health and Human Services Commission for the state Medicaid program.
Relating to the regulation of certain senior retirement communities.
Relating to certain health care services contract arrangements entered into by insurers and health care providers.
Relating to the development of a language access plan to increase access to assistance under health and human services programs by certain individuals.
Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.
Relating to the dissemination of patient information through a telemedicine, telehealth, or teledentistry service.
Relating to health coverage for school district and open-enrollment charter school employees under interlocal contracts.
Relating to studies or surveys on children's sexual behavior conducted at or by a public primary or secondary school or by a public or private institution of higher education or another person; creating criminal offenses; imposing civil penalties.
Relating to preventative health care and public health, including prohibited immunization and face-covering requirements and private business or school closures.
Relating to the disclosure of certain health care cost information by certain health care facilities; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Relating to ensuring certain adoptive parents may consent to medical care and access information regarding their child who is eligible for benefits under Medicaid.
Relating to the preauthorization of medical or health care services by a health maintenance organization or an insurer.
Relating to the school health and related services program, including parental consent for program services, the establishment of a school health and related services program advisory council, and the publication of the School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Handbook portion of the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual.
Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing information on maternal mortality and morbidity for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.
Relating to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy.
Relating to the terms and qualifications of members on the Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee.
Relating to the Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; authorizing fees.
Relating to a health literacy plan developed by the statewide health coordinating council and the inclusion of health literacy in the state health plan.
Relating to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.
Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services.
Relating to the Rita Littlefield Chronic Kidney Disease Centralized Resource Center established within the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to a study regarding available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment.
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Mental Health Care Enterprise Fund and the granting of license reciprocity to certain mental health professionals.
Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions.
Relating to the operation of a hospital at home program by certain hospitals; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the payment of permanency care assistance after a child's 18th birthday.
Relating to expedited credentialing of certain physician assistants and advanced practice nurses by managed care plan issuers.
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for multisystemic therapy services.
Relating to a pilot project to provide medical nutrition assistance to certain Medicaid recipients in this state.
Relating to a counseling and crisis management program for relative or other designated caregivers and children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to improvements to the Texas Information and Referral Network.
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for functional family therapy services.
Relating to the confidentiality and reporting of certain maternal mortality information to the Department of State Health Services and to a work group establishing a maternal mortality and morbidity data registry.
Relating to suspending the employment of certain persons who provide care to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and who are alleged to have engaged in reportable conduct; providing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the provision of certain intensive outpatient services and partial hospitalization services under Medicaid.
Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Health Insurance Mandate Advisory Collaborative; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the granting of privileges to and the authority of podiatrists at hospitals.
Relating to the establishment of the child first grant program.
Relating to information provided to an individual identified as a potential relative or designated caregiver of a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the creation of the Texas Empowerment Account pilot program for assisting certain recipients of public benefits in achieving self-sufficiency.
Relating to newborn screening.
Relating to authorizing adoption assistance agreements for certain children after a final adoption order is rendered.
Relating to the determination of prescription drug reimbursement amounts under the Medicaid vendor drug program.
Relating to the backdating of referrals for certain managed care health benefit plans.
Relating to group health benefit plan coverage for early treatment of first episode psychosis.
Relating to prescription drug formularies applicable to the Medicaid managed care program.
Relating to applicability of certain insurance laws to pharmacy benefit managers.
Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of chronic and autoimmune diseases.
Relating to multiple employer welfare arrangements.
Relating to newborn or infant testing for congenital cytomegalovirus.
Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of individuals to refuse medical treatments and to access public accommodations.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs.
Relating to the provision of assistance to elderly persons in obtaining certain protective orders.
Relating to the administration of the Texas Physician Health Program; authorizing a surcharge.
Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.
Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.
Relating to the creation, management, and administration of the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.
Relating to data or information collected by the statewide all payor claims database and the composition of the stakeholder advisory group.
Relating to an insurer's obligation under a preferred provider benefit plan for continuity of care for certain Medicaid recipients.
Relating to the establishment of the case assistance affiliate program to provide certain assistance to Medicaid recipients and child health plan program enrollees.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of clinician-administered drugs.
Relating to notice regarding a parent's access to the health records of certain children.
Relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to individuals who are deaf-blind.
Relating to a grant program for technological enhancements at certain health care facilities that provide mental health care services.
Relating to an on-site physician and disclosure of physician information at a freestanding emergency medical care facility.
Relating to requests for arbitration of certain billing disputes between health benefit plan issuers or administrators and out-of-network facilities.
Relating to certain health care services contract arrangements entered into by insurers or employee benefit plans and health care providers.
Relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to annually review the department's process to enter into adoption assistance agreements.
Relating to the approval and operation of vocational nursing educational programs.
Relating to facility fees charged by certain health care providers; providing an administrative penalty.
Relating to establishing pilot program to offer assistance for older adults diagnosed with severe vision loss.
Relating to the operation of certain health care provider participation programs in this state.
Relating to standards to qualify as a licensed specialist in school psychology.
Relating to the use of funds appropriated by the Department of State Health Services to deliver low-dose, at-home racemic ketamine via telehealth to improve healthcare access and mental health outcomes across rural and high-risk populations.
Relating to creating the Family and Protective Services Board.
Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions.
Relating to the use of latex gloves by certain health care and food service personnel.
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide comprehensive whole child care for children with complex medical needs.
Relating to training requirements for and prohibited discrimination by child-care facilities and registered family homes.
Relating to the procedures for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Relating to the reimbursement under Medicaid of local educational agencies for the provision of health care services to students.
Relating to the provision of behavioral health crisis services, including the establishment of crisis centers and mobile crisis teams; authorizing a fee.
Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.
Relating to certain limitations on reimbursements paid for inpatient and outpatient hospital services for certain publicly funded health benefit plan coverage for employees and retirees.
Relating to unconditional designation of physicians as participating providers in a managed care plan
Relating to the establishment of the intellectual disabilities and complex medical needs community support pilot program.
Relating to the capacity of certain minors to consent to examination and postpartum or contraception-related medical treatment.
Relating to the establishment and operation of a mobile narcotic drug treatment unit by a narcotic drug treatment program facility; authorizing a fee.
Relating to a study on the effects of providing child life specialist services to certain individuals who receive supportive palliative care.
Relating to an advance directive and do-not-resuscitate order of a pregnant woman and information provided for an advance directive.
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program.
Relating to emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers.
Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan.
Relating to a report regarding certain residential and nonresidential services provided to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability.
Relating to required training regarding trauma-informed care for certain child-care providers.
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism.
Relating to the establishment of the Autism Medicaid Services Program Advisory Council to evaluate the provision of applied behavior analysis services under Medicaid.
Relating to limitations on health benefit plan cost-sharing requirements for preventive services.
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for functional family therapy services.
Relating to certain evidence-based community support services offered by a Medicaid managed care organization in lieu of other services.
Relating to certain prescription drug benefits under the Medicaid managed care program.
Relating to protection of individuals from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.
Relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain ground ambulance services.
Relating to peer support specialists for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and peer services for those individuals under Medicaid living outside of state supported living centers.
Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee.
Relating to a mobile stroke unit grant program.
Relating to the provision of applied behavior analysis and associated services through telecommunications or information technology under certain public benefits programs.
Relating to the determination of fees, charges, and rates for professional services under Medicaid.
Relating to the establishment of the Autism Medicaid Services Program Advisory Committee to evaluate the provision of applied behavior analysis services under Medicaid.
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for multisystemic therapy services.
Relating to authorizing the issuance of a special hospital license to certain establishments.
Relating to the establishment of a higher education plan for human papillomavirus education and prevention.
Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program.
Relating to the provision and delivery of benefits to certain recipients under Medicaid.
Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.
Relating to the authority of a physician to supervise or delegate the prescribing or ordering of a drug or device to a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse.
Relating to the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizing fees.
Relating to transferring certain investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation to the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to the recovery of overpayments made to dentists by certain employee benefit plans and health insurers.
Relating to health care practitioner authority regarding certain do-not-resuscitate orders, including the use of electronic copies and photographs of out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders.
Relating to the process for recovering overpayments under Medicaid.
Relating to the liability of entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services to provide community-based care or child welfare services.
Relating to advance directives and health care treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients, including a review of those directives and decisions.
Relating to the relationship between dentists and certain employee benefit plans and health insurers.
Relating to bids or proposals required for insurance and risk pool contracts entered into by a school district, municipality, or county.
Relating to requirements for and prohibited uses of information contained in the immunization registry.
Relating to improvements to the Texas Information and Referral Network.
Relating to the licensing and authority of advanced practice registered nurses.
Relating to the reimbursement of certain durable medical equipment providers participating in the Medicaid managed care program.
Relating to standards for and services provided by prescribed pediatric extended care centers.
Relating to network adequacy standards and other requirements for preferred provider benefit plans.
Relating to the treatment of and education on sickle cell disease and the sickle cell task force.
Relating to the pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome advisory council.
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.
Relating to required reportable disease training for certain health care practitioners.
Relating to emergency medical transport by fire fighters of certain patients.
Relating to a child's eligibility for the Medicaid buy-in program for children or the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program.
Relating to individuals who may provide services as personal attendants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to the creation of the Alzheimer's Research Collaborative of Texas.
Relating to a requirement that certain students, interns, residents, and fellows receiving a clinical education at public or nonprofit hospitals receive an annual comprehensive health examination.
Relating to a study on the coverage of certain infants under Medicaid.
Relating to the administration of a grant program for the establishment and expansion of community collaboratives.
Relating to the effect of certain reductions in a health benefit plan enrollee's out-of-pocket expenses for certain prescription drugs on enrollee cost-sharing requirements.
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for emergency outpatient dialysis treatment provided to certain individuals with end stage renal disease.
Relating to the establishment of the child first grant program.
Relating to the right to try cutting-edge treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.
Relating to the licensing in this state of a person licensed in another jurisdiction to practice marriage and family therapy or professional counseling.
Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.
Relating to a grant program to fund the provision by children's hospitals of mental and behavioral health services to children in this state.
Relating to the licensing in this state of a person licensed in another jurisdiction to practice psychology, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling.
Relating to establishment of the Texas Rare Disease Advisory Council.
Relating to a grant program for a nonprofit organization or political subdivision to establish or expand a behavioral health crisis response program.
Relating to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.
Relating to authorizing certain health benefit exchanges to make eligibility determinations under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Relating to the renewal of a registration permit by a physician.
Relating to the exchange of certain information between the Department of Family and Protective Services or certain foster care services contractors and a state or local juvenile justice agency.
Relating to certain health care entities and medical committees, including peer review committees.
Relating to an annual report regarding certain newborn screening tests.
Relating to the reimbursement rate for the provision of vagus nerve stimulation therapy system devices by certain health care providers under Medicaid.
Relating to the provision of certain attendant care services under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to the coverage and provision of abortion and contraception under a health benefit plan and certain programs administered by this state.
Relating to the establishment of a family health aide program; requiring an occupational license.
Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions.
Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program.
Relating to the definitions of abuse and neglect of a child.
Relating to advance directives and health care treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients, including a review of those directives and decisions.
Relating to prohibited conduct of a health benefit plan issuer in relation to affiliated and nonaffiliated providers.
Relating to the Rita Littlefield Chronic Kidney Disease Centralized Resource Center established within the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to reporting on the use of telemedicine medical services and telehealth services among participating providers of certain managed care plans.
Relating to the procedures and notice required before an individual's name is added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.
Relating to the procedures for removing names from the central registry of child abuse and neglect.
Relating to hospital reporting requirements regarding suspected child abuse, exploitation, or neglect; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Relating to inservice training on identifying abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct in certain health care facilities.
Relating to modification of certain prescription drug benefits and coverage offered by certain health benefit plans.
Relating to allowing certain inmates to apply for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be provided at the time of discharge or release.
Relating to the definition of emergency care for purposes of certain health benefit plans.
Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding weapons in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
Relating to educational requirements for nurses.
Relating to money awarded to providers of women's health services and family planning services, including the repeal of prohibitions on the provision of those services.
Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services.
Relating to required immunizations for children and primary or secondary school students.
Relating to the transfer of certain real property from the Health and Human Services Commission to the StarCare Specialty Health System.
Relating to the Medicaid application form and communication with Medicaid recipients.
Relating to the establishment of a grant program for local mental health authorities building new mental health facilities.
Relating to the fee required for the Texas Physician Health Program; reducing the amount of a fee.
Relating to certain information on the Texas Board of Nursing's Internet website regarding prescriptive authority agreements.
Relating to telephone access for certain health benefit plan verifications and preauthorization requests and for utilization review requests.
Relating to the use of extrapolation by a health maintenance organization or an insurer to audit claims.
Relating to health benefit coverage for certain fertility preservation services under certain health benefit plans.
Relating to reimbursement rates for eye health care services providers participating in the Medicaid managed care program.
Relating to the delivery of cottage food by mail.
Relating to emergency generators or other power sources for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.
Relating to the application of balance billing prohibitions and out-of-network dispute resolution procedures to certain self-insured or self-funded employee welfare benefit plans.
Relating to a study on reforms to the Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act.
Relating to the Licensed Professional Counselors Compact; authorizing fees.
Relating to the administration of a medication and the ordering and administration of an immunization or vaccination by a pharmacist.
Relating to a statewide standing order prescribing opioid antagonists.
Relating to restrictions on the use and disclosure of certain genetic material and genetic information; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to the training of and the provision of acupuncture services by an acudetox specialist.
Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain relative or designated caregivers.
Relating to the reimbursement and payment of claims by certain health benefit plan issuers for telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services.
Relating to the retention by a managed care organization of certain money recovered as a result of a fraud or abuse investigation under Medicaid or the child health plan program.
Relating to the provision of certain intensive outpatient services and partial hospitalization services under Medicaid.
Relating to immunization requirements and documentation, including adverse event tracking following the administration of vaccines and booster doses.
Relating to the creation and operation of pediatric long-term care access assurance programs in certain counties.
Relating to the adoption and implementation of a surgical smoke evacuation system policy at certain health care facilities.
Relating to the content of certain biennial legislative reports on immunizations issued by the Department of State Health Services.
Relating to the proof required to impose payment holds in certain cases of alleged fraud by Medicaid providers.
Relating to the reimbursement and payment of claims by certain health benefit plan issuers for telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services.
Relating to the audit of claims and recovery of overpayments by Medicaid recovery audit contractors.
Relating to the relationship between managed care plans and optometrists, therapeutic optometrists, and ophthalmologists.
Relating to electronic verification of health benefits by health benefit plan issuers for certain physicians and health care providers.
Relating to the verification of the accuracy of an application for a license to practice medicine in this state.
Relating to a "Texas solution" to reforming and addressing issues related to the Medicaid program, including the creation of an alternative program designed to ensure health benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace; requiring a fee.
Relating to a health literacy plan developed by the statewide health coordinating council and the inclusion of health literacy in the state health plan.
Relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council.
Relating to a voluntary home nursing visitation program for newborns.
Relating to step therapy protocols required by health benefit plans for coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses.
Relating to investigations and disciplinary action by the Texas Medical Board regarding certain treatments or practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Relating to personal assistive mobility device protections for patients receiving emergency medical services.
Relating to disclosure requirements for health benefit plans and health expense arrangements marketed to individuals.
Relating to the administration of certain drugs by a midwife.
Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.