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House Bill 1486 |
House Author: Price et al. |
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Effective: See below |
Senate Sponsor: Schwertner |
House Bill 1486 amends the Government Code and Human Resources Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to develop and the executive commissioner of HHSC to adopt certain rules relating to peer specialists and peer services under Medicaid. The bill requires HHSC to establish a stakeholder work group to provide input for the adoption of such rules. The bill takes effect June 15, 2017, but only if the 85th Legislature appropriates money specifically for the purpose of implementing the bill.