85R1728 KKR-D     By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 2040       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the content of an application for Medicaid.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 32.025, Human Resources Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:          (g)  The application form adopted under this section must   include:                (1)  for an applicant who is pregnant, a question   regarding whether the pregnancy is the woman's first gestational   pregnancy; and                (2)  a question regarding the applicant's preferences   for being contacted, as follows:                      "If you are determined eligible for benefits, do   you want your managed care organization or health plan provider to   contact you by telephone, text message, or e-mail about health care   matters, including reminders for appointments and information   about immunizations or well check visits? Telephone calls and text   messages may be autodialed. Please indicate your preferences   below:                (1)  By telephone? Yes No                Telephone number: _____________                (2)  By text message (a free autodialed service, but   your carrier may charge message and data rates)? Yes No                Cellular telephone number: ______________                (3)  By e-mail? Yes No                E-mail address: __________________".          SECTION 2.  Not later than January 1, 2018, the executive   commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall   adopt a revised application form for medical assistance benefits   that conforms to the requirements of Section 32.025(g), Human   Resources Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  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 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.