Texas Human Resources Code - Section 22.0031. Projects For High-Risk Pregnant Women And High-Risk Children

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§ 22.0031. PROJECTS FOR HIGH-RISK PREGNANT WOMEN AND 
HIGH-RISK CHILDREN.  (a) The department shall establish programs 
of case management for high-risk pregnant women and high-risk 
children to age one as provided under Section 1915(g) of the federal 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n).
	(b)  Case management programs may be developed using 
contracts with public health entities, hospitals, community health 
clinics, physicians, or other appropriate entities which have the 
capacity to carry out the full scope of case management activities.  
The case manager shall assess the needs of the pregnant woman and 
the child and serve as a broker to assure that all needs as defined 
in this subsection are met to the greatest extent possible given 
existing services available in the project area.  These activities 
shall include:
		(1)  assuring that the pregnant woman seeks and 
receives early and appropriate prenatal care that conforms to 
prescribed medical regimes;
		(2)  assisting the pregnant woman and child in gaining 
access to appropriate social, educational, nutritional, and other 
ancillary services as needed in accordance with federal Medicaid 
law;  and
		(3)  assuring appropriate coordination within the 
medical community.        
	(c)  The provisions of Subsection (b) of this section shall 
not be construed to allow a case manager to interfere with the 
physician-patient relationship and shall not be construed as 
conferring any authority to practice medicine.
	(d)  The department shall use existing funds of the 
department or any other lawful source to fund and support the 
projects for high-risk pregnant women and high-risk children.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1215, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.          

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