Texas SB2728 mandates annual notices to Medicaid providers about using a mother's Medicaid ID for newborns until the child is enrolled.

Texas SB2728 requires the Health and Human Services Commission to annually notify managed care organizations and health care providers about using a mother's Medicaid identification number for newborn children until the child is enrolled in Medicaid. It also mandates that hospitals, birthing centers, physicians, and midwives provide resource pamphlets to mothers and fathers or caregivers, including information on postpartum depression, immunizations, and sudden infant death syndrome. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025.

Texas SB2728 mandates annual notices to Medicaid providers about using a mother's Medicaid ID for newborns until the child is enrolled.

Texas SB2728 requires the Health and Human Services Commission to annually notify managed care organizations and health care providers about using a mother's Medicaid identification number for newborn children until the child is enrolled in Medicaid. It also mandates that hospitals, birthing centers, physicians, and midwives provide resource pamphlets to mothers and fathers or caregivers, including information on postpartum depression, immunizations, and sudden infant death syndrome. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025.