SRC-TJG S.B. 1522 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1522
By: Zaffirini
Finance
4/10/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is required to
implement 12 months of continuous eligibility in the children's Medicaid
program by June 1, 2003.  As proposed, S.B. 1522 delays by two years the
implementation of 12 months of continuous eligibility, requiring HHSC to
implement that provision by June 1, 2005. 

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.  Requires the Health and Human Services Commission or the
appropriate state agency operating part of the medical assistance program
under Chapter 32, Human Rescource Code, to adopt rules required by Section
32.0261, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act, so that the rules
take effect in accordance with that section not earlier than September 1,
2002, or later than June 1, 2005, rather than 2003. 

SECTION 2.  Requires the agency affected by the provision to request that
waiver or authorization and authorizes the agency affected by the
provision to delay implementing that provision until the waiver or
authorization is granted, if before implementing any provision of this Act
a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a federal
agency is necessary for implementation of that provision. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2003.