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House Bill 3720 |
House Author: Frank et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
Senate Sponsor: Kolkhorst et al. |
House Bill 3720 amends the Government Code, Health and Safety Code, and Human Resources Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), in consultation with the Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee, the state Medicaid managed care advisory committee, and interested stakeholders, to develop a questionnaire to be completed by or on behalf of an individual who requests to be placed on or is currently on an interest list for certain Medicaid waiver programs.
House Bill 3720 requires at least one member appointed to the Long‑Term Care Facilities Council to be a community‑based provider at a licensed intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (ICF‑IID). The bill changes the nature of the cap on the total amount of certain penalties HHSC may impose on an ICF‑IID for an applicable violation to a cap on the total amount of penalties assessed for an on‑site regulatory visit or complaint investigation, regardless of the duration of any ongoing violations. The bill expands the rules developed and adopted by the executive commissioner of HHSC regarding the imposition of administrative penalties against providers participating in the home and community‑based services (HCS) and Texas home living (TxHmL) Medicaid waiver programs. Implementation of a provision of this bill by HHSC is mandatory only if a specific appropriation is made for that purpose.