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TX Health & Safety Code § 32.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter A. Program for Women and Children|Section 32.018. Program Plans

Sec. 32.018.  PROGRAM PLANS.  (a)  The department shall have a long-range plan covering at least six years that includes at least the following elements:(1)  quantifiable indicators of effort and success; (2)  identification of priority client population and the minimum types of services necessary for that population; (3)  a description of the appropriate use of providers, including the role of providers and considering the type, location, and specialization of the providers; (4)  criteria for phasing out unnecessary services; (5)  a comprehensive assessment of needs and inventory of resources;  and(6)  coordination of administration and service provision with federal, state, and local public and private programs that provide similar services.(b)  The department shall revise the plan by January 1 of each even-numbered year.(c)  The department shall develop a short-range plan that is derived from the long-range plan and that identifies and projects the costs relating to implementing the short-range plan.(d)  As part of the department's budget preparation process, the department shall biennially assess its achievement of the goals identified in each plan.  The department's biennial budget shall be made according to the results of the assessment and the short-range plan.  The department shall make its requests for new program funding and for continued funding according to demonstrated need.(e)  The department shall use the information collected under Section 32.017 to develop the long-range and short-range plans.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter A. Program for Women and Children|Section 32.021. Requirements Regarding the Women, Infants, and Children Program

Sec. 32.021.  REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN PROGRAM.  (a)  An agency, organization, or other entity that contracts with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children shall each month provide the clinical and nutritional services supported by that program during extended hours, as defined by the department.(b)  Each agency, organization, or other entity that contracts with the program to provide clinical or nutritional services shall include in its annual plan submitted to the department a plan to expand client access to services through extended hours, the schedule for each site that provides services, and the reasons for each site's schedule.  An agency, organization, or other entity that contracts with the program is not required to offer extended hours at each of its service sites. (c)  The department shall adopt guidelines for extended hours and waivers from the requirement of Subsection (a).(d)  To obtain a waiver, an agency, organization, or other entity shall submit a written justification to the department explaining the extraordinary circumstances involved and identifying the time frame needed for their resolution.(e)  The department may not grant a waiver to an agency, organization, or other entity for a period of more than two years.(f)  If an agency, organization, or other entity required by this section to maintain extended hours provides other maternal and child health services, that entity shall also make those services available during the extended hours.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 328, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1317, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0088, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0089, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter B. Perinatal Health Care System|Section 32.041. Legislative Findings

Sec. 32.041.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  (a)  The legislature finds that the perinatal period beginning before conception and continuing through the first year of life poses unique challenges for the health care system.  The development of a coordinated, cooperative system of perinatal health care within a geographic area will reduce unnecessary mortality and morbidity for women and infants.(b)  In order to improve the health of women and infants, it is necessary to promote health education, to provide assurance of reasonable access to safe and appropriate perinatal services, and to improve the quality of perinatal care by encouraging optimal use of health care personnel.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 124, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter B. Perinatal Health Care System|Section 32.042. Duties of Executive Commissioner; Rules

Sec. 32.042.  DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER;  RULES.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt:(1)  minimum standards and objectives to implement voluntary perinatal health care systems; and(2)  policies for health promotion and education, risk assessment, access to care, and perinatal system structure, including the transfer and transportation of pregnant women and infants.(b)  The rules must:(1)  reflect all geographic areas of the state, considering time and distance;(2)  provide specific requirements for appropriate care of perinatal patients;  and(3)  facilitate coordination among all perinatal service providers and health care facilities in the delivery area.(c)  The rules must include:(1)  risk reduction guidelines for preconceptional, prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, and infant care, including guidelines for the transfer and transportation of perinatal patients;(2)  criteria for determining geographic boundaries of perinatal health care systems;(3)  minimum requirements of health promotion and education, risk assessment, access to care, and coordination of services that must be present in a perinatal health care system;(4)  minimum requirements for resources and equipment needed by a health care facility to treat perinatal patients;(5)  standards for the availability and qualifications of the health care personnel treating perinatal patients in a facility;(6)  requirements for data collection, including operation of the perinatal health care system and patient outcomes;(7)  requirements for periodic performance evaluation of the system and its components;  and(8)  assurances that health care facilities will not refuse to accept the transfer of a perinatal patient solely because of the person's inability to pay for services or because of the person's age, sex, race, religion, or national origin.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 124, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0092, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0093, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter B. Perinatal Health Care System|Section 32.043. Duties of Department

Sec. 32.043.  DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.  The department shall:(1)  develop and monitor a statewide network of voluntary perinatal health care systems;(2)  develop and maintain a perinatal reporting and analysis system to monitor and evaluate perinatal patient care in the perinatal health care systems in this state;  and(3)  provide for coordination and cooperation in this state and among this state and adjoining states.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 124, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter B. Perinatal Health Care System|Section 32.044. System Requirements

Sec. 32.044.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  Each voluntary perinatal health care system must have:(1)  a coordinating board responsible for ensuring, providing, or coordinating planning access to services, data collection, and provider education;(2)  access to appropriate emergency medical services;(3)  risk assessment, transport, and transfer protocols for perinatal patients;(4)  one or more health care facilities categorized according to perinatal care capabilities using standards adopted by department rule; and(5)  documentation of broad-based participation in planning by providers of perinatal services and community representatives throughout the defined geographic region.(b)  This subchapter does not prohibit a health care facility from providing services that it is authorized to provide under a license issued to the facility by the department.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 124, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0094, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter B. Perinatal Health Care System|Section 32.045. Grant Program

Sec. 32.045.  GRANT PROGRAM.  (a)  The department may establish a program to award grants to initiate, expand, maintain, and improve voluntary perinatal health care systems.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule shall establish eligibility criteria for awarding the grants.  The rules must require the department to consider:(1)  the need of an area and the extent to which the grant would meet the identified need;(2)  the availability of personnel and training programs;(3)  the availability of other funding sources;(4)  the assurance of providing quality services;(5)  the need for emergency transportation of perinatal patients and the extent to which the system meets the identified needs; and(6)  the stage of development of a perinatal health care system.(c)  The department may approve grants according to rules adopted by the executive commissioner.  A grant awarded under this section is governed by Chapter 783, Government Code, and rules adopted under that chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 124, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0095, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter B. Perinatal Health Care System|Section 32.046. Postpartum Depression Strategic Plan

Sec. 32.046.  POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION STRATEGIC PLAN.  (a)  The commission shall develop and implement a five-year strategic plan to improve access to postpartum depression screening, referral, treatment, and support services.  Not later than September 1 of the last fiscal year in each five-year period, the commission shall develop a new strategic plan for the next five fiscal years beginning with the following fiscal year.(b)  The strategic plan must provide strategies to:(1)  increase awareness among state-administered program providers who may serve women who are at risk of or are experiencing postpartum depression about the prevalence and effects of postpartum depression on outcomes for women and children;(2)  establish a referral network of community-based mental health providers and support services addressing postpartum depression;(3)  increase women's access to formal and informal peer support services, including access to certified peer specialists who have received additional training related to postpartum depression;(4)  raise public awareness of and reduce the stigma related to postpartum depression; and(5)  leverage sources of funding to support existing community-based postpartum depression screening, referral, treatment, and support services.(c)  The commission shall coordinate with the department, the statewide health coordinating council, the office of mental health coordination, and the statewide behavioral health coordinating council in developing the strategic plan.(d)  The commission, in consultation with the department, the statewide health coordinating council, the office of mental health coordination, and the statewide behavioral health coordinating council, shall annually review and update, as necessary, the strategic plan.(e)  For purposes of this section, "postpartum depression" means a disorder in which a woman experiences moderate to severe depression following a pregnancy, regardless of whether the pregnancy resulted in birth, or an act defined by Section 245.002(1).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1028 (H.B. 253), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter B. Perinatal Health Care System|Section 32.047. Hyperemesis Gravidarum Strategic Plan

Sec. 32.047.  HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM STRATEGIC PLAN.  (a)  In this section, "hyperemesis gravidarum" means a disorder that causes a woman to experience extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy that may lead to dehydration, weight loss, or electrolyte imbalance.(b)  The commission shall develop and implement a five-year strategic plan to improve the diagnosis and treatment of and raise public awareness of hyperemesis gravidarum.  Not later than September 1 of the last state fiscal year in each five-year period, the commission shall develop a new strategic plan for the next five state fiscal years that begins with the following state fiscal year.(c)  The strategic plan must provide strategies to:(1)  increase awareness among state-administered program providers who may serve women at risk of or experiencing hyperemesis gravidarum about the prevalence and effects of hyperemesis gravidarum on outcomes for women and children;(2)  establish a referral network of community-based health care providers and support services addressing hyperemesis gravidarum;(3)  increase women's access to formal and informal peer support services, including access to certified peer specialists who have successfully completed additional training related to hyperemesis gravidarum;(4)  raise public awareness of hyperemesis gravidarum; and(5)  leverage sources of funding to support existing community-based hyperemesis gravidarum screening, referral, treatment, and support services.(d)  The commission shall coordinate with the department and the statewide health coordinating council in the development of the strategic plan.(e)  The commission, in consultation with the department and the statewide health coordinating council, shall annually review the strategic plan and update the plan as necessary.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 1941), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter D. Centers of Excellence|Section 32.071. Designation of Centers of Excellence for Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Sec. 32.071.  DESIGNATION OF CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR FETAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY.  (a)  The department, in consultation with the Perinatal Advisory Council established under Section 241.187, shall designate as centers of excellence for fetal diagnosis and therapy one or more health care entities or programs in this state, including institutions of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, or the programs of those institutions.(b)  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission, in consultation with the department and the Perinatal Advisory Council, shall adopt the rules necessary for a health care entity or program in this state to be designated as a center of excellence for fetal diagnosis and therapy.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (H.B. 2131), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter D. Centers of Excellence|Section 32.072. Subcommittee

Sec. 32.072.  SUBCOMMITTEE.  (a) The department, in consultation with the Perinatal Advisory Council, shall appoint a subcommittee of that advisory council to advise the advisory council and the department on the development of rules related to the designations made by the department under this subchapter.  As part of its duties under this subsection, the subcommittee specifically shall advise the advisory council and the department regarding the criteria necessary for a health care entity or program in this state to receive a designation under this subchapter.(b)  The subcommittee must consist of individuals with expertise in fetal diagnosis and therapy. A majority of the members of the subcommittee must practice in those areas in a health profession in this state. The subcommittee may include national and international experts.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (H.B. 2131), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter D. Centers of Excellence|Section 32.073. Priority Considerations for Center Designations

Sec. 32.073.  PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR CENTER DESIGNATIONS.  The rules adopted under Section 32.071(b) must prioritize awarding a designation under this subchapter to a health care entity or program that:(1)  offers fetal diagnosis and therapy through an extensive multi-specialty clinical program that is affiliated and collaborates extensively with a medical school in this state and an associated hospital facility that provides advanced maternal and neonatal care in accordance with its level of care designation received under Section 241.182;(2)  demonstrates a significant commitment to research in and advancing the field of fetal diagnosis and therapy;(3)  offers advanced training programs in fetal diagnosis and therapy; and(4)  integrates an advanced fetal care program with a program that provides appropriate long-term monitoring and follow-up care for patients.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (H.B. 2131), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter D. Centers of Excellence|Section 32.074. Qualifications for Designation

Sec. 32.074.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR DESIGNATION.  The rules adopted under Section 32.071(b) must ensure that a health care entity or program that receives a center of excellence designation under this subchapter:(1)  provides or is affiliated with a hospital facility that provides advanced maternal and neonatal care in accordance with its level of care designation received under Section 241.182;(2)  implements and maintains a multidisciplinary health care team, including maternal fetal medicine specialists, pediatric and surgical specialists, neonatologists, nurses with specialized maternal and neonatal training, and other ancillary and support staff as appropriate to provide maternal, fetal, and neonatal services;(3)  establishes minimum criteria for medical staff, nursing staff, and ancillary and support personnel;(4)  measures short-term and long-term patient diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes; and(5)  provides to the department annual reports containing aggregate data on short-term and long-term diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes as requested or required by the department and makes those reports available to the public.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (H.B. 2131), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter E. Enhanced Prenatal and Postpartum Care Services|Section 32.101. Enhanced Prenatal Services for Certain Women

Sec. 32.101.  ENHANCED PRENATAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN WOMEN.  The commission, in collaboration with managed care organizations that contract with the commission to provide health care services to medical assistance recipients under Chapter 533, Government Code, shall develop and implement cost-effective, evidence-based, and enhanced prenatal services for high-risk pregnant women covered under the medical assistance program.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 601 (S.B. 750), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter E. Enhanced Prenatal and Postpartum Care Services|Section 32.102. Evaluation and Enhancement of Postpartum Care Services for Certain Women

Sec. 32.102.  EVALUATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF POSTPARTUM CARE SERVICES FOR CERTAIN WOMEN.  (a)  In this section, "Healthy Texas Women program" means a program operated by the commission that is substantially similar to the demonstration project operated under former Section 32.0248, Human Resources Code, and that is intended to expand access to preventive health and family planning services for women in this state.(b)  The commission shall evaluate postpartum care services provided to women enrolled in the Healthy Texas Women program after the first 60 days of the postpartum period.(c)  Based on the commission's evaluation under Subsection (b), the commission shall develop an enhanced, cost-effective, and limited postpartum care services package for women enrolled in the Healthy Texas Women program to be provided:(1)  after the first 60 days of the postpartum period; and(2)  for a period of not more than 12 months after the date of enrollment in the Healthy Texas Women program.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 601 (S.B. 750), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter F. Delivery and Improvement of Maternal Health Care Services Involving Managed Care Organizations|Section 32.151. Definitions

Sec. 32.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "High-risk population" means the population of women most disproportionately affected by maternal morbidity and maternal mortality, as determined in the joint biennial report required under Section 34.015 including minority women. (2)  "Healthy Texas Women program" means a program operated by the commission that is substantially similar to the demonstration project operated under former Section 32.0248, Human Resources Code, and that is intended to expand access to preventive health and family planning services for women in this state.(3)  "Medicaid managed care organization" means a managed care organization as defined by Section 533.001, Government Code, that contracts with the commission under Chapter 533, Government Code, to provide health care services to medical assistance program recipients.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 601 (S.B. 750), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2019.|