HOUSE BILL 606 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Zbranek et al. |
EFFECTIVE: 06-02-97 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Moncrief |
Under previous law, the Texas Department of Human Services was authorized to contract for additional Medicaid nursing home beds in a county only if there was a sufficiently high occupancy rate in existing homes. House Bill 606 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize the department to contract for up to 120 additional nursing home beds per county per year and up to 500 additional beds statewide each year upon request of the commissioners court of a county having not more than two certified nursing facilities.