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House Bill 583 |
House Author: Dukes |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Deuell |
House Bill 583 amends the Government Code to expand the electronic eligibility information pilot project relating to establishing eligibility for benefits under state and federal health and human services programs. The bill requires the Health and Human Services Commission to expand the pilot project to at least one additional urban area where the commission has implemented the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS). The bill requires the commission to create a project in which regional indigent care networks interface with the commission through TIERS and automatically import the electronic application information submitted by those networks with minimal human intervention. The bill includes provisions relating to the timely review and processing of applications and to a monthly statistical report on that process. The bill requires the commission, not later than December 15, 2011, to assess the cost-effectiveness, efficacy, efficiency, and benefits of using electronic eligibility information imported from electronic systems operated by regional safety net provider collaborative organizations and report findings to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives having primary jurisdiction over health and human services.