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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the participation and reimbursement of certain military |
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medical treatment facilities and affiliated health care providers |
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under Medicaid. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 32.0275 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.0275. MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES AND |
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AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) In this |
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section, "military medical treatment facility" means a military |
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medical treatment facility described by 10 U.S.C. Section 1073d(b), |
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(c), or (d). |
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(b) This section applies only to a military medical |
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treatment facility located in this state that has been verified as a |
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Level 1 trauma center by the American College of Surgeons or an |
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equivalent organization. |
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(c) A military medical treatment facility or a health care |
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provider providing services at a military medical treatment |
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facility is considered a provider under Medicaid for purposes of |
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providing and receiving reimbursement for: |
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(1) inpatient emergency services; and |
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(2) related outpatient services to the extent those |
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services are not available from an enrolled Medicaid provider at |
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the time the services are needed. |
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(d) If a Medicaid recipient experiences an injury for which |
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the recipient receives inpatient emergency services from a military |
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medical treatment facility that is a hospital, the commission may |
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not impose a 30-day spell of illness limitation or other |
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requirement that limits the period of time the recipient may |
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receive those services. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |