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HB 4702 (Campos) would help people with intellectual and/ or developmental disabilities (IDD) receive mentorship from trained peers who themselves have IDD. Next week will be the last opportunity for HB 4702 to advance in the legislative process!
HB 4702 would...
establish a work group to identify certification pathways and training mechanisms to implement statewide Medicaid-billable peer support for and by people with IDD living in the community (rules adopted under HB 4702 would not apply to residents of state supported living centers or SSLCs).
add IDD peer services to Texas Medicaid, where mental health peer support is already recognized as a proven success.
have zero fiscal note.
Next week will be the last opportunity for HB 4702 to advance in the legislative process, via a hearing in the Senate Health & Human Services committee. Their agenda for next week will be set May 11 or 12, so contact the committee clerk now!
How to call: contact Kimberly Robertson, Senate Health & Human Services Committee Clerk at (512) 463-0360. Use this script if you're unsure what to say: "My name is _____ and I live in _(your city)_. I am _(a person with a disability/ family member/ friend/ etc)_. HB 4702 would help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) receive mentorship from trained peers who themselves have IDD. Mental health peer support is already recognized in Texas Medicaid as a proven success, HB 4702 would add IDD peer services. There is zero fiscal note. Please hear HB 4702 in Senate Health & Human Services.”
How to send an email: follow the steps below.
HB 4702 (Campos) would help people with intellectual and/ or developmental disabilities (IDD) receive mentorship from trained peers who themselves have IDD. Next week will be the last opportunity for HB 4702 to advance in the legislative process!
HB 4702 would...
establish a work group to identify certification pathways and training mechanisms to implement statewide Medicaid-billable peer support for and by people with IDD living in the community (rules adopted under HB 4702 would not apply to residents of state supported living centers or SSLCs).
add IDD peer services to Texas Medicaid, where mental health peer support is already recognized as a proven success.
have zero fiscal note.
Next week will be the last opportunity for HB 4702 to advance in the legislative process, via a hearing in the Senate Health & Human Services committee. Their agenda for next week will be set May 11 or 12, so contact the committee clerk now!
How to call: contact Kimberly Robertson, Senate Health & Human Services Committee Clerk at (512) 463-0360. Use this script if you're unsure what to say: "My name is _____ and I live in _(your city)_. I am _(a person with a disability/ family member/ friend/ etc)_. HB 4702 would help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) receive mentorship from trained peers who themselves have IDD. Mental health peer support is already recognized in Texas Medicaid as a proven success, HB 4702 would add IDD peer services. There is zero fiscal note. Please hear HB 4702 in Senate Health & Human Services.”
How to send an email: follow the steps below.
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