Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2909 amends the Health and Safety Code to increase from $500,000 to $10,000,000 the maximum unencumbered amount in the nursing and convalescent home trust fund at the end of a fiscal year. Amounts above that cap are transferred to general revenue. The act authorizes the Texas Department of Human Services to charge and collect fees on nursing home beds more than once annually only if necessary to ensure that fund amounts are sufficient to make required disbursements of emergency assistance. Any second or subsequent fee assessments in the same year must be reported to the governor and members of the Legislative Budget Board. Total fees assessed in a year may not exceed $20 per licensed unit of capacity or bed space.