By Edwards H.B. No. 2287 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the authority of a hospital to share with certain 1-3 attending physicians reimbursements for services provided to 1-4 patients under the medical assistance program. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 531.055 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 531.055. USE OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENTS. The 1-9 commission by rule shall provide a method by which a hospital 1-10 designated as a disproportionate share hospital may contract with 1-11 physicians to provide medical services to indigent patients based 1-12 on the hospital's indigent care eligibility criteria. 1-13 SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act a 1-14 state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a 1-15 federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, 1-16 the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or 1-17 authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the 1-18 waiver or authorization is granted. 1-19 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.