bill to help people dropped from Medicaid find other coverage

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89R6221 AND-D

By: Howard
H.B. No. 4119

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to interagency sharing of certain information related to

individuals disenrolled from Medicaid.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 532, Government Code, as

effective April 1, 2025, is amended by adding Section 532.0207 to

read as follows:

Sec. 532.0207. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH TEXAS

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE FOR PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. (a)

In this section, "department" means the Texas Department of

Insurance.

(b) The commission shall enter into a memorandum of

understanding with the department for purposes of providing to the

department the name of and contact information for each individual

who is being disenrolled from Medicaid, subject to the individual's

consent, so that the department may conduct outreach efforts to

assist the individual with applying for and obtaining health

benefits coverage.

(c) The memorandum of understanding required under

Subsection (b) must require that:

(1) the commission obtain the written consent of an

individual to provide the individual's information to the

department; and

(2) the information be provided and maintained in a

manner consistent with federal and state privacy laws.

SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act

a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a

federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,

the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or

authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the

waiver or authorization is granted.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.