Signed by Governor Authored by Diego Bernal (D) View at Source
Caption: Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis. Initially Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $9,051,762.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
HB 426 mandates that Medicaid and the Child Health Plan Program (CHIP) provide full coverage and reimbursement for cranial remolding orthoses prescribed for children diagnosed with specific cranial conditions. The bill defines a cranial remolding orthosis as a custom-fitted medical device used to correct cranial deformities, improve function, or relieve symptoms of structural cranial diseases. Coverage is required for children diagnosed with craniosynostosis or conditions like plagiocephaly and brachycephaly, provided the child is between 3 and 18 months old, has not responded to conservative therapy for at least two months, and meets certain anthropometric criteria. Reimbursement must be equivalent to that provided for other orthotics under Medicaid. If federal waivers are necessary to implement this provision, the state agency must request authorization before proceeding. The act takes effect on September 1, 2025.
(H) Bernal signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Feb 28, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Swanson signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Dorazio signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 25, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 28, 2025
(H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 30, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 2, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
May 5, 2025
(H) Read 2nd time (H) Postponed
May 6, 2025
(H) Laid out as postponed business (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#1503: Yea 110 (R 48, D 62) - Nay 35 (R 35, D 0) View Source
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(S) Record vote
May 29, 2025
(H) Gervin-Hawkins signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Senate passage reported (H) Reported enrolled
May 30, 2025
(H) Signed in the House
May 31, 2025
(S) Signed in the Senate (E) Sent to the Governor
(H) West signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
For
(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Bretta Fylstra for self (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Brittany Jones for self (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Erik Olson for self (with Hanger Clinic / TDLR prosthetic and orthotic advisory board) (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Jennifer Bates for self (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Lisa Abernethy for self (with Texas Society of Orthotics and Prosthetics Professionals) (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Russell Lundstrom for self (with Ottobock) (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Walter Governor for self (with Hanger Clinic) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Alec Mendoza for Texans Care for Children (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Amanda Tollett for Texas Medical Association (Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Bretta Fylstra for self (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Bryan Mares for National Association of Social Workers (NASW) (Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Bryan Mares for National Association of Social Workers (NASW) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Christine Yanas for Methodist Healthcare Ministries (Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Christine Yanas for Methodist Healthcare Ministries (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Desiree Ingram for Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition (TWHC) (Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Erik Olson for TLDR Advisory Board Member - Orthtics and Prosthetics (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Frederic Warner for Memorial Hermann Health System (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Iris Saenz for Memorial Hermann Health System (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Jan Rahmann for self (with Ottobock) (Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Justin Pfaff for self (with Limb Loss and Difference Community Coalition) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Kayla Anderson for self (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Kelsey Bernstein for Texas Council of Community Centers (Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Kelsey Bernstein for Texas Council of Community Centers (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Kyle Lajewski for self (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Laura Miller for self (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Lauren Fleming for Texas Coalition for Patients (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Linda Litzinger for self (with Texas Parent to Parent) (Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Lisa Abernathy for self (with Texas Society of Orthotics and Prosthetics Professionals) (Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Pete Stoy for Hanger Clinic (Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Russell Lundstrom for self (with Ottobock) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Sabrina Gonzalez Saucedo for ARC of Texas (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Stacy Wilson for Children's Hospital Association of Texas (CHAT) (Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Stacy Wilson for Children's Hospital Association of Texas (CHAT) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Steven Deline for self (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Trevor Hirschhauser for self (Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Walter Governor for self (with Hanger Clinic)
