Sec. 62.1511.  COVERAGE FOR MATERNAL DEPRESSION SCREENING.  (a)  In this section, "maternal depression" means depression of any severity with postpartum onset.
(b)  The covered services under the child health plan must include a maternal depression screening for an enrollee's mother, regardless of whether the mother is also an enrollee, that is performed during a covered well-child or other office visit for the enrollee that occurs before the enrollee'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).
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 852 (H.B. 2466), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.