1-1 By: Junell (Senate Sponsor - Montford) H.B. No. 3049
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 1995;
1-3 May 15, 1995, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
1-4 May 23, 1995, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 23, 1995,
1-6 sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3049 By: Montford
1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-9 AN ACT
1-10 making appropriations for and directing payment of certain
1-11 miscellaneous claims and judgments out of funds designated by this
1-12 Act and requiring approval of the claims in the manner specified in
1-13 this Act before payment is made.
1-14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-15 SECTION 1. The following sums of money are appropriated out
1-16 of the General Revenue Fund No. 001 for payment of itemized claims
1-17 and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
1-18 To pay Steve D. Thompson Trucking for warrant voided by
1-19 statute of limitations. $6,368.40
1-20 To pay Steve D. Thompson Trucking for warrant voided by
1-21 statute of limitations. $8,471.70
1-22 To pay Lexton-Ancira, Inc., care of Southmark Corporation,
1-23 for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $2,063.70
1-24 To pay the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for
1-25 unpaid underground storage tank fees for the Texas Youth
1-26 Commission. $100.00
1-27 To pay Del Barker Stigler, M.D., for warrant voided by
1-28 statute of limitations. $1,700.86
1-29 To pay Prudential-Bache Moneymart Assets, Inc., for warrant
1-30 voided by statute of limitations. $45,000.00
1-31 To pay Terminal Freight Handling Co., doing business as Sears
1-32 Logistics, for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $31,894.50
1-33 To pay Canon U.S.A., Inc., for outstanding invoices for
1-34 copier maintenance and service for the Texas Department of Health.
1-35 $406.04
1-36 To pay Bruce G. Kinzy, M.D., P.A., for warrant voided by
1-37 statute of limitations. $162.00
1-38 To pay Amparos Apothecary for outstanding invoices for drug
1-39 purchases for the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
1-40 Retardation. $4,210.45
1-41 To pay James D. Thompson for warrant voided by statute of
1-42 limitations. $1,022.73
1-43 To pay Cris Haines for warrant voided by statute of
1-44 limitations. $3.50
1-45 To pay Lucy M. Carlson for warrant voided by statute of
1-46 limitations. $87.93
1-47 To pay Annice M. Elliott for warrant voided by statute of
1-48 limitations. $369.41
1-49 To pay Willmar Distributors, Inc., care of Marriot
1-50 Corporation, for warrant voided by statute of limitations.
1-51 $12,251.90
1-52 To pay Parkland Memorial Hospital, doing business as Dallas
1-53 County Hospital District, for warrant voided by statute of
1-54 limitations. $58,585.64
1-55 To pay Masterson, Moreland, Sauer, Whisman, Inc., care of
1-56 Moak Consulting, for outstanding invoices for expert witness fees
1-57 for the Office of the Attorney General. $51,500.00
1-58 To pay Fred C. Bunch for warrant voided by statute of
1-59 limitations. $792.53
1-60 To pay Robin D. Etie for warrant voided by statute of
1-61 limitations. $40.07
1-62 To pay Mary Helen Gaines for warrant voided by statute of
1-63 limitations. $80.77
1-64 To pay American Finance Group for warrant voided by statute
1-65 of limitations. $782.00
1-66 To pay the City of Richmond for warrant voided by statute of
1-67 limitations. $20,435.89
1-68 To pay Bill Long, District Clerk of Dallas County, for
2-1 outstanding invoices for filing fees and court costs for the Office
2-2 of the Attorney General. $355.00
2-3 To pay Jon C. Ford for warrant voided by statute of
2-4 limitations. $2,831.04
2-5 To pay Virginia Pritz for warrant voided by statute of
2-6 limitations. $457.47
2-7 To pay Live Oak Realty Company for warrant voided by statute
2-8 of limitations. $3,580.80
2-9 To pay Northern Frost Investment Company for warrant voided
2-10 by statute of limitations. $551.25
2-11 To pay Hicks Water Conditioning for warrant voided by statute
2-12 of limitations. $187.50
2-13 To pay Mansfield Feed Mills, Inc., for warrant voided by
2-14 statute of limitations. $250.00
2-15 To pay Marriott MHP Two Corporation for warrant voided by
2-16 statute of limitations. $25,416.23
2-17 To pay Reddy Medical Association for unpaid workers'
2-18 compensation benefits provided to Rosendo M. Garcia. $51.35
2-19 To pay Dan R. Hillard, M.D., for unpaid workers' compensation
2-20 benefits provided to Margaret Stanberry. $475.00
2-21 To pay Orthopaedic and Back Pain Center for unpaid workers'
2-22 compensation benefits provided to Julian Garcia. $2,075.95
2-23 To pay IBM Corporation for unpaid interest on computer system
2-24 and software contract. $89,428.61
2-25 To pay Betty Jo Quash for warrant voided by statute of
2-26 limitations. $53.76
2-27 To pay Mountain Creek Golf Club for warrants voided by
2-28 statute of limitations. $91.69
2-29 To pay Comal County Juvenile Residential Supervision and
2-30 Treatment Center, Inc., for warrant voided by statute of
2-31 limitations. $5,040.00
2-32 To pay YMCA of Greater Houston for warrant voided by statute
2-33 of limitations. $3,476.03
2-34 To pay Duke Salisbury, trustee for bankruptcy estate of
2-35 Michigan General Corporation for Krestmark of Houston, Inc., for
2-36 warrant voided by statute of limitations. $7,969.87
2-37 To pay Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 48 for warrant voided
2-38 by statute of limitations. $1,900.00
2-39 To pay the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for
2-40 unpaid underground storage tank fees for the Texas Department of
2-41 Mental Health and Mental Retardation. $75.00
2-42 To pay Melody Ensz Carpenter for warrant voided by statute of
2-43 limitations. $395.59
2-44 To pay Jack V. Gardner for warrant voided by statute of
2-45 limitations. $2,645.70
2-46 To pay the Travis County District Clerk for outstanding
2-47 invoices for court costs for the Office of the Attorney General.
2-48 $2,135.00
2-49 To pay Roy Widener for warrant voided by statute of
2-50 limitations. $12.00
2-51 To pay Samuel Ortegon for warrant voided by statute of
2-52 limitations. $136.25
2-53 To pay Sourjyebdra Dasgupta for warrant voided by statute of
2-54 limitations. $110.00
2-55 To pay the Travis County District Clerk for outstanding
2-56 invoices for court costs for the Office of the Attorney General.
2-57 $135.00
2-58 To pay Victoria Lewis-Dunn for warrants voided by statute of
2-59 limitations. $240.88
2-60 To pay Les Arthur Eastwood for warrant voided by statute of
2-61 limitations. $1,136.78
2-62 To pay Cheshire and Associates, Inc., care of Frank I.
2-63 Cheshire, for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $45.00
2-64 To pay Janet Martin and her attorney, Julia R. Lavorn, P.C.,
2-65 according to the terms of a judgment in the case of Janet Martin v.
2-66 M.D. Anderson plus 10 percent interest per annum from June 6, 1994,
2-67 until paid, to be computed by the comptroller. $64,446.00
2-68 To pay Marilou Morrison and her attorney, Jerri Lynn Ward,
2-69 for payment of a settlement including all accrued interest and
2-70 attorney's fees, in the case of Nora Longoria et al v. Office of
3-1 the Attorney General et al. $31,608.61
3-2 To pay Nora Longoria and her attorney, Jerri Lynn Ward, for
3-3 payment of a settlement, including all accrued interest and
3-4 attorney's fees, in the case of Nora Longoria et al v. Office of
3-5 the Attorney General et al. $80,138.61
3-6 To pay John David Miller and his attorney, John Charles
3-7 Fleming, according to the terms of a judgment in the case of John
3-8 David Miller v. Texas Animal Health Commission plus 10 percent
3-9 interest per annum from September 16, 1991, until paid, to be
3-10 computed by the comptroller. $357,000.00
3-11 To pay Tarleton State University as reimbursement for payment
3-12 of a settlement in the case of Randy Rosiere v. Barry Thompson et
3-13 al. $200,000.00
3-14 To pay Thomas P. McDill, Jr., and his attorney, B. Craig
3-15 Deats, according to the terms of a judgment in the case of Thomas
3-16 P. McDill, Jr., v. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
3-17 plus 10 percent interest per annum from December 1, 1994, until
3-18 paid, to be computed by the comptroller. $961,893.00
3-19 Notwithstanding anything in this Act to the contrary, this judgment
3-20 may be paid when final from funds appropriated by this Act if the
3-21 judgment is verified and substantiated by the administrator of the
3-22 special fund or account and approved by the attorney general and
3-23 the comptroller not later than August 31, 1997.
3-24 To pay Barbara Carisalez according to the terms of a
3-25 settlement, when final, in the case of Barbara Carisalez v. Texas
3-26 Funeral Service Commission and Larry Farrow. $25,000.00
3-27 The Texas Funeral Service Commission is authorized to spend an
3-28 amount not to exceed $60,000 out of funds appropriated to the
3-29 commission in House Bill No. 1, 74th Legislature, Regular Session,
3-30 1995 (the General Appropriations Act), for the purpose of paying a
3-31 settlement of a complaint filed by Barbara Carisalez under Chapter
3-32 21, Labor Code, or its predecessor statute, and a charge filed
3-33 under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against the Texas
3-34 Funeral Service Commission, notwithstanding any limitations
3-35 contained in the General Appropriations Act on the amount of funds
3-36 that may be spent for the purpose of paying a settlement or
3-37 judgment. The expenditure of funds authorized by this provision is
3-38 subject to the approval of the Office of the Attorney Gereral as
3-39 required in the provisions of Article IX of the General
3-40 Appropriations Act relating to the payment of judgments and
3-41 settlements. A settlement or conciliation agreement on which funds
3-42 are paid constitutes a complete release by Barbara Carisalez of all
3-43 claims and causes of action Barbara Carisalez may have, arising
3-44 from facts alleged in the complaint or charge described by this
3-45 section, against the State of Texas or any former or current
3-46 employee or officer of the State of Texas.
3-47 SECTION 2. The following sums of money are appropriated out
3-48 of Fund No. 006 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
3-49 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
3-50 To pay Alamo Title Company, agent for Alamo Title Insurance
3-51 of Texas, for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $436.00
3-52 To pay Victor E. Hudman, M.D., for unpaid medical services.
3-53 $45.00
3-54 To pay Harley E. Baker for warrant voided by statute of
3-55 limitations. $35.24
3-56 To pay Permian Basin Chiropractic for unpaid chiropractic
3-57 services. $3,830.00
3-58 To pay Upper Valley Radiology Clinic PA for unpaid
3-59 radiological services. $157.00
3-60 To pay Rehabilitation Associates of Odessa for unpaid
3-61 physical rehabilitation services. $150.00
3-62 To pay T. Brown Constructors, Inc., according to the terms of
3-63 a judgment in the case of T. Brown Constructors, Inc., v. State
3-64 Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Cause No.
3-65 93-77032, in the District Court, Travis County, 98th Judicial
3-66 District. $3,318,001.33
3-67 To pay the City of Grand Prairie for unpaid streetlight
3-68 maintenance charges. $104,829.58
3-69 SECTION 3. The following sums of money are appropriated out
3-70 of Fund No. 099 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
4-1 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
4-2 To pay Canon U.S.A. for unpaid copier service. $7,897.33
4-3 SECTION 4. The following sums of money are appropriated out
4-4 of Fund No. 019 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
4-5 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
4-6 To pay Earnest Garman, Jr., for warrant voided by statute of
4-7 limitations. $7.00
4-8 SECTION 5. The following sums of money are appropriated out
4-9 of Fund No. 026 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
4-10 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
4-11 To pay Michael L. Miller for warrant voided by statute of
4-12 limitations. $7.56
4-13 To pay Travis County District Clerk for outstanding invoices
4-14 for court costs for the Texas Employment Commission. $2,290.00
4-15 To pay Elaine G. Davis for warrant voided by statute of
4-16 limitations. $92.04
4-17 SECTION 6. The following sums of money are appropriated out
4-18 of Fund No. 036 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
4-19 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
4-20 To pay Cyril Frost R. Frost and his attorney, Matthew
4-21 Trevena, according to the terms of a judgment in the case of Cyril
4-22 R. Frost v. Texas Commission on Fire Protection plus 10 percent
4-23 interest per annum from April 7, 1994, until paid, to be computed
4-24 by the comptroller. $200,399.55
4-25 SECTION 7. The following sums of money are appropriated out
4-26 of Fund No. 037 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
4-27 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
4-28 To pay Galveston County Child Welfare Board for unpaid foster
4-29 care services. $78,229.21
4-30 SECTION 8. The following sums of money are appropriated out
4-31 of Fund No. 061 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
4-32 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
4-33 To pay the Institute for Rehabilitation Research for
4-34 outstanding invoices for medical services for various clients of
4-35 the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. $2,302.99
4-36 To pay TSO for outstanding invoices for eyeglasses for a
4-37 client of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. $160.00
4-38 To pay the University of Houston for outstanding invoices for
4-39 tuition for various Texas Rehabilitation Commission employees.
4-40 $11,632.40
4-41 To pay Georgetown Medical Center for outstanding invoices for
4-42 medical services. $390.00
4-43 SECTION 9. The following sums of money are appropriated out
4-44 of Fund No. 064 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
4-45 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
4-46 To pay Fort Bend Telephone for unpaid telephone bill for
4-47 Brazos Bend State Park. $198.20
4-48 SECTION 10. The following sums of money are appropriated out
4-49 of Fund No. 127 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
4-50 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
4-51 To pay Barbra Crane for warrant voided by statute of
4-52 limitations. $462.00
4-53 SECTION 11. The following sums of money are appropriated out
4-54 of Fund No. 141 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
4-55 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
4-56 To pay Rodney J. Puryear for warrant voided by statute of
4-57 limitations. $150.00
4-58 SECTION 12. The following sums of money are appropriated out
4-59 of Fund No. 165 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
4-60 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
4-61 To pay the Ben Hogan Company and its attorney, Matthew P.
4-62 McDonald, accrued interest on the principal amount of a judgment
4-63 previously paid by the state in the case of Ben Hogan v. Texas
4-64 Employment Commission. $39,162.00
4-65 SECTION 13. The following sums of money are appropriated out
4-66 of Fund No. 166 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
4-67 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
4-68 To pay Peoplecare Heritage Oaks, Inc., for unpaid charges for
4-69 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $420.80
4-70 To pay Brownsville Good Samaritan Center for unpaid charges
5-1 for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $845.80
5-2 To pay L & L Equities, Inc., doing business as All Seasons
5-3 Nursing Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for
5-4 Medicaid recipients. $341.01
5-5 To pay David W. Nesbit, doing business as Nesbit Nursing
5-6 Home, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid
5-7 recipients. $70.88
5-8 To pay Rockwall Nursing Care Center for unpaid charges for
5-9 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,538.31
5-10 To pay Peoplecare Heritage Oaks, Inc., for unpaid charges for
5-11 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $684.42
5-12 To pay Southwestern Medical Centers, Inc., doing business as
5-13 Deer Creek Nursing Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care
5-14 for Medicaid recipients. $570.36
5-15 To pay 3927 Foundation, Inc., doing business as Bryan Manor,
5-16 for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients.
5-17 $924.00
5-18 To pay Quality Care of Waco for unpaid charges for nursing
5-19 home care for Medicaid recipients. $28.62
5-20 To pay White Acres Good Samaritan Retirement Village for
5-21 unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients.
5-22 $2,585.25
5-23 To pay Honorcare Operating Co., doing business as Angelina
5-24 Nursing Home, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid
5-25 recipients. $870.98
5-26 To pay Tutor Nursing Home, Inc., for unpaid charges for
5-27 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $910.50
5-28 To pay Bethphage Mission South, Inc., doing business as
5-29 Bethphage at Winding Hollow, for unpaid charges for nursing home
5-30 care for Medicaid recipients. $615.10
5-31 To pay Vari Care, Inc., doing business as Edgewater Care
5-32 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid
5-33 recipients. $2,052.33
5-34 To pay Southwest Care Center for unpaid charges for nursing
5-35 home care for Medicaid recipients. $354.20
5-36 To pay Four Seasons Nursing Centers, Inc., doing business as
5-37 Four Seasons Nursing Center-Austin, for unpaid charges for nursing
5-38 home care for Medicaid recipients. $2,107.99
5-39 To pay Paula A. Prince for warrant voided by statute of
5-40 limitations. $128.36
5-41 To pay Unicare Homes, Inc., doing business as Convalescent
5-42 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid
5-43 recipients. $1,868.24
5-44 To pay Wright Nursing Home, Inc., for unpaid charges for
5-45 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $6,358.98
5-46 To pay Living Centers of America, doing business as Care,
5-47 Inc., of Waco, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for
5-48 Medicaid recipients. $37,100.50
5-49 To pay Granbury Nursing Home, Inc., doing business as
5-50 Granbury Care Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for
5-51 Medicaid recipients. $724.50
5-52 To pay Colonial Manor for unpaid charges for nursing home
5-53 care for Medicaid recipients. $114.90
5-54 To pay Advanced Living Technologies, Inc., doing business as
5-55 Floresville, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid
5-56 recipients. $35.21
5-57 To pay Mason Management Company for unpaid charges for
5-58 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $859.85
5-59 To pay Leon Valley Lodge for unpaid charges for nursing home
5-60 care for Medicaid recipients. $379.36
5-61 To pay Mission Nursing Home for unpaid charges for nursing
5-62 home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,163.52
5-63 To pay Valley View Care Center for unpaid charges for nursing
5-64 home care for Medicaid recipients. $364.30
5-65 To pay St. David's Rehabilitation Center for unpaid charges
5-66 for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $14,590.21
5-67 To pay Vari Care, Inc., doing business as Edgewater Care
5-68 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid
5-69 recipients. $1,560.28
5-70 To pay Josephine Godoy for warrant voided by statute of
6-1 limitations. $10.00
6-2 To pay Quality Care of Waco for unpaid charges for nursing
6-3 home care for Medicaid recipients. $396.91
6-4 To pay Dallas County Hospital District, doing business as
6-5 Parkland Memorial Hospital, for warrant voided by statute of
6-6 limitations. $16,239.93
6-7 To pay Silsbee Convalescent Center for unpaid charges for
6-8 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $254.92
6-9 To pay Briarcliff Village Health Center for unpaid charges
6-10 for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,816.28
6-11 To pay Spectrum Nursing Homes of Texas, doing business as
6-12 Alamo Heights Manor, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for
6-13 Medicaid recipients. $434.81
6-14 To pay Alvin Convalescent Center for unpaid charges for
6-15 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $172.13
6-16 To pay Harlingen Good Samaritan Center for unpaid charges for
6-17 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $4,092.32
6-18 To pay Mason Management Company, doing business as Village
6-19 Care Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid
6-20 recipients. $2,440.83
6-21 To pay Southwest Care Center for unpaid charges for nursing
6-22 home care for Medicaid recipients. $80.91
6-23 To pay David Gregg Johns, doing business as Pecos Nursing
6-24 Home, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid
6-25 recipients. $71.24
6-26 To pay Four Seasons Nursing Center for unpaid charges for
6-27 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,202.90
6-28 To pay the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
6-29 Retardation for unpaid administrative services under Title XIX,
6-30 federal Social Security Act. $1,114,592.00
6-31 To pay The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, doing
6-32 business as McAllen Good Samaritan Center, for unpaid charges for
6-33 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $2,296.84
6-34 To pay Brentwood Place Two for unpaid charges for nursing
6-35 home care for Medicaid recipients. $409.50
6-36 To pay Convalescent Management, Inc., doing business as
6-37 Parkview Convalescent Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home
6-38 care for Medicaid recipients. $780.91
6-39 To pay Lutheran Home of West Texas for unpaid charges for
6-40 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $3,217.64
6-41 To pay Twin Pines Nursing Home for unpaid charges for nursing
6-42 home care for Medicaid recipients. $923.21
6-43 To pay Avante Villa at Corpus Christi for unpaid charges for
6-44 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $840.42
6-45 To pay the United States Internal Revenue Service, Financial
6-46 Operations Division, for unpaid charges for services rendered by
6-47 the Internal Revenue Service. $47,659.77
6-48 To pay Western Manor for unpaid charges for nursing home care
6-49 for Medicaid recipients. $774.08
6-50 To pay Greentree Health Center, Inc., for unpaid charges for
6-51 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $2,398.41
6-52 To pay 3927 Foundation, doing business as Del Mar Health Care
6-53 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid
6-54 recipients. $914.95
6-55 To pay Brentwood Place Three for unpaid charges for nursing
6-56 home care for Medicaid recipients. $19,370.93
6-57 To pay Dallas County MHMR Center for unpaid charges for
6-58 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $3,985.98
6-59 To pay Cleburne Health Care Center for unpaid charges for
6-60 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,559.58
6-61 To pay Eckerd Drugs #818 for unpaid charges for warrant
6-62 voided by statute of limitations. $2,339.01
6-63 To pay Beverly Enterprises for unpaid charges for nursing
6-64 home care for Medicaid recipients. $81,933.75
6-65 To pay Texas Health Enterprises for unpaid charges for
6-66 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $217,374.93
6-67 To pay Sierra Health Center for unpaid charges for nursing
6-68 home care for Medicaid recipients. $203.84
6-69 To pay Heartland of Corpus Christi #5224 for unpaid charges
6-70 for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $639.98
7-1 To pay Health Center Monte Vista-CRDO for unpaid charges for
7-2 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $3,517.62
7-3 To pay Opal Mennella, doing business as Sweetbriar Nursing
7-4 Home, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid
7-5 recipients. $889.08
7-6 To pay Olsen Manor Nursing Home for unpaid charges for
7-7 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $15.52
7-8 To pay Peoplecare Heritage Oaks for unpaid charges for
7-9 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $991.17
7-10 To pay Floydada Nursing Home for unpaid charges for nursing
7-11 home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,804.44
7-12 To pay Estate of Sam Hardy, doing business as Calvert Nursing
7-13 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid
7-14 recipients. $37,208.75
7-15 To pay Angela L. Rodriguez for warrant voided by statute of
7-16 limitations. $128.69
7-17 To pay HEB Nursing Center for warrant voided by statute of
7-18 limitations. $57,813.16
7-19 To pay Convalescent Management, Inc., doing business as
7-20 Cherry Street Manor, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for
7-21 Medicaid recipients. $1,186.65
7-22 To pay James F. Cotter, doing business as Shady Oaks Manor,
7-23 for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $11,692.66
7-24 To pay Memorial Hospital and Medical Center of Midland for
7-25 unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients.
7-26 $2,457.70
7-27 To pay the District Attorney for the 38th Judicial District
7-28 for unpaid attorney fees in food stamp fraud cases. $2,497.50
7-29 To pay Golden Age Manor-Bellfort for unpaid charges for
7-30 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $665.28
7-31 To pay Beneva Nyamu for warrant voided by statute of
7-32 limitations. $10.31
7-33 To pay George Green for payment of a settlement, including
7-34 attorney's fees, in the case of George Green v. Department of Human
7-35 Services plus 10 percent interest per annum from October 10, 1991,
7-36 until paid, to be computed by the comptroller. $13,773,461.96
7-37 Acceptance of this amount by George Green constitutes a complete
7-38 release by George Green of all claims and causes of action George
7-39 Green may have against the State of Texas arising from the case of
7-40 George Green v. Department of Human Services.
7-41 To pay Texas Health Enterprises, Inc., doing business as
7-42 Eastern Hills, according to the terms of a judgment in the case of
7-43 Texas Health Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Eastern Hills v. Department
7-44 of Human Services. $42,136.32
7-45 To pay Elizabeth Barrious and her attorney, James Herrman,
7-46 according to the terms of a judgment in the case of Elizabeth
7-47 Barrious v. Department of Human Services plus 10 percent interest
7-48 per annum from May 19, 1993, until paid, to be computed by the
7-49 comptroller. $36,729.45
7-50 SECTION 14. The following sums of money are appropriated out
7-51 of Fund No. 167 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
7-52 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
7-53 To pay Katherine Ann Smith for warrant voided by statute of
7-54 limitations. $158.00
7-55 To pay Joyce Marie Somerville for accrued AFDC benefits.
7-56 $4,492.00
7-57 To pay Janice M. Gafford for warrant voided by statute of
7-58 limitations. $144.00
7-59 SECTION 15. The following sums of money are appropriated out
7-60 of Fund No. 224 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
7-61 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
7-62 To pay the University of Houston for outstanding claims for
7-63 reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery ("Annex") grants made
7-64 through the governor's office. $15,361.55
7-65 To pay the University of Houston for outstanding claims for
7-66 reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery ("Annex") grants made
7-67 through the governor's office. $12,773.53
7-68 To pay The University of Texas at Austin for outstanding
7-69 claims for reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery ("Annex")
7-70 grants made through the governor's office. $7,865.79
8-1 To pay The University of Texas at Austin for outstanding
8-2 claims for reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery ("Annex")
8-3 grants made through the governor's office. $762.02
8-4 To pay the Texas Engineering Experiment Station for
8-5 outstanding claims for reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery
8-6 ("Annex") grants made through the governor's office. $65,937.47
8-7 SECTION 16. The following sums of money are appropriated out
8-8 of Fund No. 237 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
8-9 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
8-10 To pay Robert Hawkins for warrant voided by statute of
8-11 limitations. $91.60
8-12 SECTION 17. The following sums of money are appropriated out
8-13 of Fund No. 274 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
8-14 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
8-15 To pay Gary W. Harvey/Total Radiator and Automotive for
8-16 warrant voided by statute of limitations. $118.25
8-17 To pay Resler Chevron, care of Jeffery J. Charles, for
8-18 warrant voided by statute of limitations. $649.00
8-19 SECTION 18. The following sums of money are appropriated out
8-20 of Fund No. 342 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
8-21 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
8-22 To pay S-3, Inc., doing business as Drug-Sav Discount Drug
8-23 Store, for unpaid charges for pharmaceutical services for Medicaid
8-24 recipients. $15,813.57
8-25 To pay National Heritage Insurance Company for unpaid charges
8-26 for medical assistance for Medicaid recipients. $95,819.64
8-27 SECTION 19. The following sums of money are appropriated out
8-28 of Fund No. 551 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
8-29 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
8-30 To pay Chris J. Bailey for warrant voided by statute of
8-31 limitations. $1,824.55
8-32 To pay Paula Maria Yanez for warrant voided by statute of
8-33 limitations. $2,870.40
8-34 SECTION 20. The following sums of money are appropriated out
8-35 of Fund No. 937 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
8-36 interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
8-37 To pay Ralph Duvall for warrant voided by statute of
8-38 limitations. $896.00
8-39 SECTION 21. Appropriations made by this Act out of funds
8-40 subject to consolidation into the general revenue fund pursuant to
8-41 Section 403.094, Government Code, are considered to be
8-42 appropriations out of the general revenue fund or out of the
8-43 successor account, as applicable.
8-44 SECTION 22. It is specifically provided that before any
8-45 claim or judgment may be paid from funds appropriated by this Act,
8-46 the claim or judgment must be verified and substantiated by the
8-47 administrator of the special fund or account against which the
8-48 claim is to be charged and have the approval of the attorney
8-49 general and the comptroller of public accounts. Any claim or
8-50 judgment itemized in this Act that has not been verified and
8-51 substantiated by the administrator of the special fund or account
8-52 and approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public
8-53 accounts by August 31, 1996, may not be paid from funds
8-54 appropriated. Each claim must contain such information as may be
8-55 required by the comptroller but at a minimum must contain the
8-56 specific reason for the claim. If the claim is for a void warrant,
8-57 the claim must include a specific identification of the goods,
8-58 services, refund, or other item for which the warrant was
8-59 originally issued. In addition, it must include a certification by
8-60 the original payee or the original payee's successor, heirs, or
8-61 assigns that the debt is still outstanding. If the claim is for
8-62 unpaid goods or services, it must be accompanied by an invoice or
8-63 other acceptable documentation of the unpaid account and any other
8-64 information that may be required by the comptroller.
8-65 SECTION 23. Subject to the conditions and restrictions in
8-66 this Act and provisions stated in the judgments, the comptroller is
8-67 authorized and directed to issue one or more warrants on the state
8-68 treasury, as soon as possible following the effective date of this
8-69 Act, in the favor of each of the persons, firms, or corporations
8-70 named in this Act, in an amount not to exceed the amount set
9-1 opposite their respective names and shall mail or deliver to each
9-2 of the persons, firms, or corporations one or more warrants in
9-3 payment of all claims included in this Act.
9-4 SECTION 24. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995.
9-5 SECTION 25. The importance of this legislation and the
9-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
9-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
9-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
9-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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