SRC-CTC S.B. 832 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 832
By: Moncrief
Health & Human Services
5/30/2001
Enrolled


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

S.B. 832 requires the Health and Human Services Commission (commission) to
develop a comprehensive Medicaid report that captures all Medicaid spending
by each state agency and program.  The commission is required to deliver
the report to each biennial session of the legislature and to certain other
officials. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 531B, Government Code, by adding Sections
531.02111 and 531.02112, as follows: 

Sec. 531.02111.  BIENNIAL MEDICAID FINANCIAL REPORT.  Requires the Health
and Human Services Commission (commission) to prepare a biennial Medicaid
financial report covering certain state agencies and Medicaid programs.
Provides that the report must include certain information.  Provides that
the report must cover the three-year period ending on the last day of the
previous fiscal year.  Authorizes the commission to request information
necessary to complete the report from any appropriate state agency.
Requires each agency to cooperate with the commission in providing
information for the report.  Requires the commission, not later than
December 1 of each even-numbered year, to submit the report to certain
state officials. 

Sec. 531.02112.  QUARTERLY REPORT OF MEDICAID EXPENDITURES.  Requires the
commission to prepare a report, on a quarterly basis, regarding the
Medicaid expenditures of each state agency that administers or operates a
Medicaid program.  Provides that the report must identify each agency's
expenditures by Medicaid program and must include certain information for
each program.  Requires the commission to submit the report to certain
state officials. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.