Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1462	Senate Author:  Hinojosa et al.
Effective:  6-9-17	House Sponsor:  Lucio III

            Senate Bill 1462 amends the Health and Safety Code to revise statutory provisions relating to certain health care funding districts, county health care provider participation programs, and municipal health care provider participation programs. The bill expands the authorized uses of money deposited to an applicable entity's local provider participation fund and changes deadlines for publishing notice of a hearing on mandatory payments. The bill replaces provisions providing for the collection of mandatory payments by the county or municipal tax assessor-collector, as applicable, and authorizing the appropriate governing body to contract for the assessment and collection of mandatory payments with an authorization for the respective district, county, or municipality to collect or, using a competitive bidding process, contract for the assessment and collection of mandatory payments. The bill creates the Tarrant County Hospital District health care provider participation program.