Texas HB1782 amends Medicaid eligibility for breast and cervical cancer treatment, simplifying the enrollment process and waiving personal interviews.

Texas HB1782 amends the Human Resources Code to provide medical assistance to individuals needing treatment for breast or cervical cancer, provided they meet eligibility criteria under the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000. The bill simplifies the provider enrollment process and allows for certification of presumptive eligibility. It also waives the requirement for personal interviews for Medicaid eligibility, to the extent allowed by federal law. The changes apply to initial determinations or recertifications of eligibility made after the bill's implementation.

Texas HB1782 amends Medicaid eligibility for breast and cervical cancer treatment, simplifying the enrollment process and waiving personal interviews.

Texas HB1782 amends the Human Resources Code to provide medical assistance to individuals needing treatment for breast or cervical cancer, provided they meet eligibility criteria under the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000. The bill simplifies the provider enrollment process and allows for certification of presumptive eligibility. It also waives the requirement for personal interviews for Medicaid eligibility, to the extent allowed by federal law. The changes apply to initial determinations or recertifications of eligibility made after the bill's implementation.