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House Bill 2420 |
House Author: Chavez et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Lucio |
House Bill 2420 amends provisions of the Human Resources Code relating to the allocation of federal medical assistance funds for the support of graduate medical education in connection with the state Medicaid program. The bill requires the Health and Human Services Commission or an agency operating part of the medical assistance program, in allocating the funds, to give primary emphasis to graduate medical education in primary care specialties and to recognize the growth in residency training slots since 1997 in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and other health care shortage areas of this state. The bill authorizes a state agency to delay implementation of the requirement until a federal waiver or authorization is granted if the agency determines that such a waiver or authorization is necessary.