Amend SB 1862 by inserting the following new SECTION, and 
renumber the remaining SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION _____.  (a)  Section 32.024(w), Human Resources Code, 
is amended to read as follows:  (w)  The department shall set a 
personal needs allowance of not less than $45 [$60] a month for a 
resident of a convalescent or nursing home or related institution 
licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, personal care 
facility, ICF-MR facility, or other similar long-term care facility 
who receives medical assistance.  The department may send the 
personal needs allowance directly to a resident who receives 
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et 
seq.).  This subsection does not apply to a resident who is 
participating in a medical assistance waiver program administered 
by the department.
	(b)  Section 32.024(w), Human Resources Code, as amended by 
this section, applies only to a personal needs allowance paid on or 
after the effective date of this Act.