79R3178 KLA-D

By:  Uresti                                                       H.B. No. 921


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. 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 $100 [$45] 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. SECTION 2. Section 32.024(w), Human Resources Code, as amended by this Act, applies to a personal needs allowance paid on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.