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Senate Bill 48 |
Senate Author: Nelson |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
House Sponsor: Hupp |
Senate Bill 48 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize the Department of Aging and Disability Services to require convalescent and nursing homes to submit information to the department, including Minimum Data Set Resident Assessments, necessary to ensure the quality of care in those institutions. The bill also amends the Human Resources Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission to ensure that rules governing the determination of rates paid for nursing home services provide for the reporting of all revenue and costs, with certain exceptions, without regard to whether a cost is eligible for reimbursement under the Medicaid program.