Texas § 540.0803 HEALTH SCREENING REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS HEALTH STEPS.

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§ 540.0803 — HEALTH SCREENING REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS HEALTH STEPS.

Texas § 540.0803

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 540.0803 (2026).

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Sec. 540.0803. HEALTH SCREENING REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS HEALTH STEPS.

(a)A Medicaid managed care organization providing health care services to a recipient under the STAR Health program must ensure that the recipient receives a complete early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment checkup in accordance with the requirements specified in the managed care contract between the organization and the commission.

(b)The commission shall encourage each Medicaid managed care organization providing health care services to a recipient under the STAR Health program to ensure that the organization's network providers comply with the regimen of care prescribed by the Texas Health Steps program under Section 32.056 , Human Resources Code, if applicable, including the requiremen

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Sec. 540.0803. HEALTH SCREENING REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS HEALTH STEPS. (a) A Medicaid managed care organization providing health care services to a recipient under the STAR Health program must ensure that the recipient receives a complete early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment checkup in accordance with the requirements specified in the managed care contract between the organization and the commission.
(b) The commission shall encourage each Medicaid managed care organization providing health care services to a recipient under the STAR Health program to ensure that the organization's network providers comply with the regimen of care prescribed by the Texas Health Steps program under Section 32.056 , Human Resources Code, if applicable, including the requirement to provide a mental health screening during each of the recipient's Texas Health Steps medical exams a network provider conducts.
(c) The commission shall include a provision in a STAR Health program managed care contract between a Medicaid managed care organization and the commission specifying progressive monetary penalties for the organization's failure to comply with Subsection (a).