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Senate Bill 1542 |
Senate Author: Van de Putte |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
House Sponsor: Zerwas |
Senate Bill 1542 amends the Government Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to develop and implement a quality improvement process by which HHSC receives suggestions for clinical initiatives designed to improve the quality of care provided under the Medicaid program and the cost-effectiveness of the Medicaid program, conducts a preliminary review of each suggestion to determine whether the suggestion warrants further consideration and analysis, and conducts an analysis of clinical initiative suggestions that are selected for such analysis and of required clinical initiatives. The bill specifies the state officials and entities from which HHSC is required to solicit and accept suggestions for clinical initiatives and the types of initiatives for which HHSC may not accept a suggestion and on which HHSC is required to conduct an analysis and issue a final report. The bill establishes minimum requirements for the evaluation process for submission, preliminary review, analysis, and approval of a clinical initiative, specifies the elements required to be included in the analysis of a clinical initiative, and requires HHSC to prepare a final report based on the analysis of a clinical initiative. The bill establishes requirements for HHSC to maintain an Internet website related to the quality improvement process and provides for the implementation of a clinical initiative on the basis of HHSC analysis.