House Bill 4835
House Author: Metcalf
Effective: See below
Senate Sponsor: Nichols
Current law provides for a municipal health care provider participation program for the City of Beaumont. House Bill 4835 repeals those provisions and amends the Health and Safety Code to provide for a county health care provider participation program in Jefferson County. The bill establishes that such a program authorizes the county to collect a mandatory payment from each institutional health care provider located in the county for deposit in a local provider participation fund. Among other provisions, the bill sets out the powers and duties of a commissioners court with respect to the county health care provider participation program, sets out general financial provisions regarding the program and mandatory payment, and provides for the amount, assessment, and collection of the payment. The bill's provisions regarding the program in Jefferson County take effect September 1, 2025, while the bill's other provisions take effect September 1, 2023.