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Senate Bill 1385 |
Senate Author: Schwertner et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
House Sponsor: Price et al. |
Senate Bill 1385 amends the Human Resources Code to authorize the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) to assess and collect an administrative penalty against a provider participating in the home and community-based services (HCS) waiver program or the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver program for a violation of a law or rule relating to the applicable program. The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission must adopt rules regarding the imposition of such penalties, including specifying the types of violations that warrant the imposition of an administrative penalty and creating a schedule of progressive administrative penalties. In lieu of imposing an administrative penalty, DADS must allow a provider who commits a minor violation a reasonable period of time to take corrective action.