HB 475 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for multisystemic therapy services.

HB 475 requires Texas Medicaid to reimburse healthcare providers who deliver multisystemic therapy services, classified under a specific HCPCS code. It creates a new provider type for these services to streamline enrollment and payment under Medicaid. This directly affects providers offering multisystemic therapy to Medicaid beneficiaries. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, and does not change eligibility for beneficiaries.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Last action May 19, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 1 edit · May 16, 2025
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Floor votes · House May 16, 2025

How they voted

9723
Passed · 25 other
Total votes 145
May 16, 2025
D Democratic60
48 Yea 12
80% Yea
R Republican85
49 Yea 23 Nay 13
57% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
7
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Dis Prev & Women's & Children's Health by Speaker
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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