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TX Health & Safety Code § 35.0041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 35 - Children With Special Health Care Needs|Section 35.0041. Participation and Reimbursement of Telemedicine Medical Service Providers

Sec. 35.0041.  PARTICIPATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule shall develop and the department shall implement policies permitting reimbursement of a provider for services under the program performed using telemedicine medical services.(b)  The policies must provide for reimbursement of:(1)  providers using telemedicine medical services and telehealth services in a cost-effective manner that ensures the availability to a child with special health care needs of services appropriately performed using telemedicine medical services and telehealth services that are comparable to the same types of services available to that child without use of telemedicine medical services and telehealth services;(2)  a provider for a service performed using telemedicine medical services and telehealth services at an amount equal to the amount paid to a provider for performing the same service without using telemedicine medical services and telehealth services;(3)  multiple providers of different services who participate in a single telemedicine medical services or telehealth services session for a child with special health care needs, if the department determines that reimbursing each provider for the session is cost-effective in comparison to the costs that would be involved in obtaining the services from providers without the use of telemedicine medical services and telehealth services, including the costs of transportation and lodging and other direct costs;  and(4)  providers using telemedicine medical services and telehealth services included in the school health and related services program.(c)  In developing and implementing the policies required by this section, the executive commissioner and the department shall consult with:(1)  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;(2)  Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;(3)  the commission, including the state Medicaid office;(4)  providers of telemedicine medical services and telehealth services hub sites in this state;(5)  providers of services to children with special health care needs;  and(6)  representatives of consumer or disability groups affected by changes to services for children with special health care needs.(d)  This section applies to services for which coverage is provided under the health benefits plan established under Section 35.0031.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0114, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 35.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 35 - Children With Special Health Care Needs|Section 35.005. Eligibility for Services

Sec. 35.005.  ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule shall:(1)  define medical, financial, and other criteria for eligibility to receive services; and(2)  establish a system for verifying eligibility information submitted by an applicant for or recipient of services.(b)  In defining medical and financial criteria for eligibility under Subsection (a), the executive commissioner may not:(1)  establish an exclusive list of coverable medical conditions; or(2)  consider as a source of support to provide services assets legally owned or available to a child's household.(c)  A child is not eligible to receive rehabilitation services unless:(1)  the child is a resident of this state;(2)  at least one physician or dentist certifies to the department that the physician or dentist has examined the child and finds the child to be a child with special health care needs whose disability meets the medical criteria established by the executive commissioner;(3)  the department determines that the persons who have any legal obligation to provide services for the child are unable to pay for the entire cost of the services;(4)  the child has a family income that is less than or equal to 200 percent of the federal poverty level; and(5)  the child meets all other eligibility criteria established by department rules.(d)  A child is not eligible to receive services, other than rehabilitation services, unless the child:(1)  is a resident of this state; and(2)  meets all other eligibility criteria established by department rules.(e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c)(4), a child with special health care needs who has a family income that is greater than 200 percent of the federal poverty level and who meets all other eligibility criteria established by this section and by department rules is eligible for services if the department determines that the child's family is or will be responsible for medical expenses that are equal to or greater than the amount by which the family's income exceeds 200 percent of the federal poverty level.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 3.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0115, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 35.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 35 - Children With Special Health Care Needs|Section 35.006. Denial, Modification, Suspension, or Termination of Services

Sec. 35.006.  DENIAL, MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt substantive and procedural rules for the denial of applications and the modification, suspension, or termination of services.(b)  The department may deny services to an applicant and modify, suspend, or terminate services to a recipient after:(1)  notice to the child or the person who is legally obligated to support the child; (2)  a preliminary program review;  and(3)  an opportunity for a fair hearing.(c)  The executive commissioner by rule shall provide criteria for action by the department under this section.(d)  The department shall conduct hearings under this section in accordance with the department's due process hearing rules.  Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to the granting, denial, modification, suspension, or termination of services.(e)  This section does not apply if the department restricts services to conform to budgetary limitations that require the executive commissioner to adopt service priorities regarding types of services to be provided.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(66), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0116, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 35.0061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 35 - Children With Special Health Care Needs|Section 35.0061. Referral for Behavioral or Emotional Conditions

Sec. 35.0061.  REFERRAL FOR BEHAVIORAL OR EMOTIONAL CONDITIONS.  If a child with special health care needs who is eligible for services under this chapter has a behavioral or emotional condition and the child is eligible for services from another provider of services that would address the behavioral or emotional condition, the department shall refer the child to that provider for those services.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 3.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 35.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 35 - Children With Special Health Care Needs|Section 35.007. Financial Eligibility; Other Benefits

Sec. 35.007.  FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY;  OTHER BENEFITS.  (a)  The department shall require a child receiving services, or the person who has a legal obligation to support the child, to pay for or reimburse the department for that part of the cost of the services that the child or person is financially able to pay.(b)  A child is not eligible to receive services under this chapter to the extent that the child or a person with a legal obligation to support the child is eligible for some other benefit that would pay for all or part of the services.  The executive commissioner may waive this subsection if its enforcement will deny services to a class of children because of conflicting state and federal laws or rules and regulations.(c)  When the application is made under this chapter or at any time before, during, or after the receipt of services, an applicant for or recipient of services shall inform the department of any other benefit to which the child or any person who has a legal obligation to support the child may be entitled.(d)  A child who has received services that are covered by some other benefit, or any other person with a legal obligation to support the child, shall reimburse the department to the extent of the services provided when the other benefit is received.(e)  The department may collect the cost of services provided under this chapter directly:(1)  in accordance with Title XVIII, Title XIX, or Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395 et seq., 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396 et seq., and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1397aa et seq.), as amended;  or(2)  from any personal insurance, a health maintenance organization, or any other third party who has a legal obligation to pay other benefits.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 3.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0117, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 35.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 35 - Children With Special Health Care Needs|Section 35.008. Recovery of Costs

Sec. 35.008.  RECOVERY OF COSTS.  (a)  The department may recover the cost of services provided under this chapter from a person who does not pay or reimburse the department as required by Section 35.007 or from any third party who has a legal obligation to pay other benefits.(b)  This section creates a separate cause of action, and the department may request the attorney general to bring suit in the appropriate court of Travis County on behalf of the department.(c)  In a judgment in favor of the department, the court may award attorney's fees, court costs, and interest accruing from the date on which the department provides the service to the date on which the department is reimbursed.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0118, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 35.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 35 - Children With Special Health Care Needs|Section 35.009. Fees

Sec. 35.009.  FEES.  The executive commissioner by rule may adopt reasonable procedures and standards for the determination of fees and charges for program services.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0119, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 35.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 35 - Children With Special Health Care Needs|Section 35.010. Funding

Sec. 35.010.  FUNDING.  The department may receive and spend:(1)  gifts made for the purposes of this chapter;  and(2)  funds appropriated or granted by the state or federal government to provide services for children.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 35.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 35 - Children With Special Health Care Needs|Section 35.011. Contracts

Sec. 35.011.  CONTRACTS.  The department may enter into contracts and agreements necessary to carry out this chapter, including interagency agreements to provide for the efficient and uninterrupted provision of necessary services to children who are eligible to receive services from two or more public programs.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 35.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 35 - Children With Special Health Care Needs|Section 35.012. Records

Sec. 35.012.  RECORDS.  (a)  The department may take a census, make surveys, and establish permanent records of children with special health care needs.(b)  The department shall maintain a record of orthotic and prosthetic devices, durable medical equipment, and medical supplies purchased by the department for children with special health care needs.  Those items are not state-owned personal property and are exempt from the personal property inventory requirements of Subtitle D, Title 10, Government Code.(c)  The purchase of the items described by Subsection (b) is subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 17.19(4), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 3.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 35.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 35 - Children With Special Health Care Needs|Section 35.013. Limitations on Authority

Sec. 35.013.  LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY.  (a)  This chapter does not limit the authority of a parent, managing conservator, or guardian over a minor.(b)  This chapter does not entitle an employee, agent, or representative of the department or other official agent to enter a home over the objection of a child or, if the child is a minor, over the objection of the child's parent, managing conservator, or guardian.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 36.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 36 - Special Senses and Communication Disorders|Section 36.001. Short Title

Sec. 36.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Special Senses and Communication Disorders Act.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 36.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 36 - Special Senses and Communication Disorders|Section 36.002. Purpose

Sec. 36.002.  PURPOSE.  (a)  The purpose of this chapter is to establish a program to identify, at as early an age as possible, those individuals from birth through 20 years of age who have special senses and communication disorders and who need remedial vision, hearing, speech, and language services.  Early detection and remediation of those disorders provide the individuals with the opportunity to reach academic and social status through adequate educational planning and training.(b)  This chapter shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of professional license laws that pertain to professional examinations and remedial services for individuals with special senses and communication disorders.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 36.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 36 - Special Senses and Communication Disorders|Section 36.003. Definitions

Sec. 36.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Communication disorder" means an abnormality of functioning related to the ability to express and receive ideas.(2)  "Other benefit" means a benefit, other than a benefit under this chapter, to which an individual is entitled for payment of the costs of remedial services, and includes:(A)  benefits received under a personal insurance contract; (B)  payments received from another person for personal injury caused by the other person's negligence or wrongdoing;  and(C)  payments received from any other source.(3)  "Preschool" means an educational or child-care institution that admits children who are three years of age or older but younger than five years of age.(4)  "Professional examination" means a diagnostic evaluation performed by an appropriately licensed professional or, if the professional is not required to be licensed under the laws of this state, by a certified or sanctioned individual whose area of expertise addresses the diagnostic needs of an individual identified as having a possible special senses or communication disorder.(5)  "Provider" means a person who provides remedial services to individuals who have special senses and communication disorders, and includes a physician, audiologist, speech pathologist, optometrist, psychologist, hospital, clinic, rehabilitation center, university, or medical school.(6)  "Remedial services" means professional examinations and prescribed remediation, including prosthetic devices, for individuals with special senses or communication disorders.(7)  "School" means an educational institution that admits children who are five years of age or older but younger than 21 years of age.(8)  "Screening" means a test or battery of tests administered to rapidly determine the need for a professional examination.(9)  "Special senses" means the faculties by which the conditions or properties of things are perceived, and includes vision and hearing.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 36.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 36 - Special Senses and Communication Disorders|Section 36.004. Screening Program for Special Senses and Communication Disorders

Sec. 36.004.  SCREENING PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL SENSES AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule shall require screening of individuals who attend public or private preschools or schools to detect vision and hearing disorders and any other special senses or communication disorders specified by the executive commissioner.  In developing the rules, the executive commissioner may consider the number of individuals to be screened and the availability of:(1)  personnel qualified to administer the required screening;(2)  appropriate screening equipment; and(3)  state and local funds for screening activities.(b)  The rules must include procedures necessary to administer screening activities.(b-1)  The rules must allow an individual who attends a public or private school to be screened using photoscreening to detect vision disorders.(c)  The executive commissioner shall adopt a schedule for implementing the screening requirements and shall give priority to the age groups that may derive the greatest educational and social benefits from early identification of special senses and communication disorders.(d)  The rules must provide for acceptance of results of screening conducted by a licensed professional, regardless of whether that professional is under contract with the department, if:(1)  the professional's legally defined scope of practice includes the area for which the screening is conducted;  and(2)  the professional uses acceptable procedures for the screening.(e)  The department may coordinate the special senses and communication disorders screening activities of school districts, private schools, state agencies, volunteer organizations, and other entities so that the efforts of each entity are complementary and not fragmented and duplicative.  The department may provide technical assistance to those entities in developing screening programs and may provide educational and other material to assist local screening activities.(f)  The department may provide screening personnel, equipment, and services only if the screening requirements cannot otherwise be met.(g)  The department shall monitor the quality of screening activities provided under this chapter.(h)  This section does not prohibit a volunteer from participating in the department's screening programs.(i)  A hearing screening performed under this section is in addition to any hearing screening test performed under Chapter 47.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1347, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0120, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 363 (H.B. 3157), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 36.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 36 - Special Senses and Communication Disorders|Section 36.005. Compliance With Screening Requirements

Sec. 36.005.  COMPLIANCE WITH SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  An individual required to be screened shall undergo approved screening for vision and hearing disorders and any other special senses and communication disorders specified by the executive commissioner.  The individual shall comply with the requirements as soon as possible after the individual's admission to a preschool or school and within the period set by the executive commissioner.  The individual or, if the individual is a minor, the minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian, may substitute professional examinations for the screening.(b)  An individual is exempt from screening if screening conflicts with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination of which the individual is an adherent or a member.  To qualify for the exemption, the individual or, if the individual is a minor, the minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian, must submit to the admitting officer of the preschool or school on or before the day of admission an affidavit stating the objections to screening.(c)  The chief administrator of each preschool or school shall ensure that each individual admitted to the preschool or school complies with the screening requirements set by the executive commissioner or submits an affidavit of exemption.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0121, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 36.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 36 - Special Senses and Communication Disorders|Section 36.006. Records; Reports

Sec. 36.006.  RECORDS;  REPORTS.  (a)  The chief administrator of each preschool or school shall maintain, on a form prescribed by the department in accordance with department rules, screening records for each individual in attendance, and the records are open for inspection by the department or the local health department.(b)  The department may, directly or through local health departments, enter a preschool or school and inspect records maintained by the preschool or school relating to screening for special senses and communication disorders.(c)  An individual's screening records may be transferred among preschools and schools without the consent of the individual or, if the individual is a minor, the minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian.(d)  Each preschool or school shall submit to the department an annual report on the screening status of the individuals in attendance during the reporting year and shall include in the report any other information required by the executive commissioner.  The report must be on a form prescribed by the department in accordance with department rules and must be submitted according to the rules.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0122, eff. April 2, 2015.|