Texas § 32.0561 MATERNAL DEPRESSION SCREENING.

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§ 32.0561 — MATERNAL DEPRESSION SCREENING.

Texas § 32.0561

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Tex. Human Resources Code Code Ann. § 32.0561 (2026).

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Sec. 32.0561. MATERNAL DEPRESSION SCREENING.

(a)In this section, "maternal depression" means depression of any severity with postpartum onset.

(b)The commission shall provide medical assistance reimbursement for a maternal depression screening for a recipient's mother, regardless of whether the mother is also a recipient, that is performed during a covered examination for the recipient under the Texas Health Steps Comprehensive Care Program that occurs before the recipient's first birthday.

(c)The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. The rules must be based on:

(1)clinical and empirical evidence concerning maternal depression; and

(2)information provided by relevant physicians and behavioral health organizations.

(d)The commission shall seek,

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Sec. 32.0561. MATERNAL DEPRESSION SCREENING. (a) In this section, "maternal depression" means depression of any severity with postpartum onset.
(b) The commission shall provide medical assistance reimbursement for a maternal depression screening for a recipient's mother, regardless of whether the mother is also a recipient, that is performed during a covered examination for the recipient under the Texas Health Steps Comprehensive Care Program that occurs before the recipient's first birthday.
(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. The rules must be based on:
(1) clinical and empirical evidence concerning maternal depression; and
(2) information provided by relevant physicians and behavioral health organizations.
(d) The commission shall seek, accept, and spend any federal funds that are available for the purposes of this section, including priority funding authorized by Section 317L-1 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), as added by the 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. No. 114-255).