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Amend CSHB 2292 (Senate committee printing) by adding the
following appropriately numbered SECTION to Article 2 of the bill
and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 531.02113 to read as follows:
Sec. 531.02113. RECOVERY OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. (a) The
commissioner shall ensure that the state Medicaid program
implements 42 U.S.C. Section 1396p(b)(1).
(b) The Medicaid account is an account in the general
revenue fund. Any amounts recovered by implementing 42 U.S.C.
Section 1396p(b)(1) shall be deposited in the Medicaid account.
Money in the Medicaid account may be appropriated only to fund
long-term care, including community-based and facility-based care.