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Senate Bill 7 (1st C.S.) |
Senate Author: Nelson et al. |
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Effective: See below |
House Sponsor: Zerwas |
Senate Bill 7 amends provisions of the Government Code, Health and Safety Code, and Human Resources Code relating to the administration, quality, and efficiency of health care, health and human services, and health benefits programs in Texas. The bill includes provisions relating to assessments of certain services provided under Medicaid; enrollment in Medicaid managed care for families residing in the same household; requirements for contracts between the Health and Human Services Commission and managed care organizations; identity verification for applicants of certain benefit programs; reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of residents of convalescent and nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and related institutions; expansion of billing coordination and information collection activities; quality-based outcomes and payments in the Medicaid and child health plan programs; verification of immigration status of applicants for certain benefits; restrictions on awards to family planning service providers; and the establishment of the Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency to improve health care quality, accountability, education, and cost containment in Texas by encouraging health care provider collaboration, effective health care delivery models, and coordination of heath care services.
Senate Bill 7 amends the Insurance Code, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and Occupations Code relating to the operation of health care collaboratives certified by the Texas Department of Insurance to provide or arrange to provide health care services under contract with a governmental or private entity. The bill requires the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to coordinate with hospitals to develop a statewide standardized patient risk identification system under which a patient with a specific medical risk may be identified to hospital personnel and establishes and revises provisions relating to the reporting of health care-associated infections. The bill revises provisions regarding health-related information maintained by DSHS and sets out provisions relating to the adoption of a vaccine preventable diseases policy by health care facilities.
Senate Bill 7 amends the Education Code to establish the Texas emergency and trauma care education partnership program to increase training opportunities in emergency and trauma care for doctors and registered nurses at participating graduate medical education and graduate professional nursing programs. The bill prohibits certain insurer contracts from requiring a physician or other practitioner to enter into a preferred provider contract as a condition of staff membership or privileges and establishes provisions relating to coverage of certain chiropractic services by a health insurance policy. The bill, effective July 19, 2011, establishes the provisions of the Interstate Health Care Compact and provisions relating to the Medicaid program and alternate methods of providing health services to low-income persons. The bill provides for the creation and operation of an autologous stem cell bank for certain recipients of blood and tissue components and establishes provisions relating to the use of tax revenue for abortions. Among other provisions, the bill repeals a provision added by H.B. 710, Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, relating to the use of technology for the verification of identity and prevention of fraud in the supplemental nutritional assistance program, and a provision added by H.B. 2245, Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, relating to a study regarding physician incentive programs to reduce hospital emergency room use for non-emergent conditions. The bill, effective September 1, 2014, repeals certain provisions of law relating to the provision of data to DSHS by a rural provider.
Except as otherwise provided, the bill makes its provisions effective September 28, 2011.