Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 32.03115 · Subchapter B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR OPIOID OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment" means the use of methadone, buprenorphine, oral buprenorphine/naloxone, or naltrexone to treat opioid or substance use disorder.
(b) Notwithstanding Subchapters E and F, Chapter 549, Government Code, or any other law and subject to Subsections (c) and (d), the commission shall provide medical assistance reimbursement for medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment without requiring a recipient of medical assistance or health care provider to obtain prior authorization or precertification for the treatment, except as needed to minimize the opportunity for fraud, waste, or abuse.
(c) The duty to provide medical assistance reimbursement for medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment under Subsection (b) does not apply with respect to:
(1) a prescription for methadone;
(2) a recipient for whom medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment is determined to be medically contraindicated by the recipient's physician; or
(3) a recipient who is subject to an age-related restriction applicable to medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment.
(d) The commission may provide medical assistance reimbursement for medication-assisted opioid or substance use disorder treatment only if the treatment is prescribed to a recipient of medical assistance by a licensed health care provider who is authorized to prescribe methadone, buprenorphine, oral buprenorphine/naloxone, or naltrexone.
(e) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (H.B. 1357), Sec. 1, eff. June 13, 2023.
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History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 640 (S.B. 1564), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 2174), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2019.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1167 (H.B. 3285), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 2.82, eff. April 1, 2025.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 816 (H.B. 1357), Sec. 1, eff. June 13, 2023.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 10.001, eff. September 1, 2025.
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