By:  Gallegos                                                     S.B. No. 199
	(In the Senate - Filed January 14, 2005; February 1, 2005, 
read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human 
Services; May 20, 2005, reported adversely, with favorable 
Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; 
May 20, 2005, sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 199                                    By:  Gallegos


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.  Subsection (w), Section 32.024, Human Resources 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(w)  The department shall set a personal needs allowance of 
not less than $45 a month and, subject to availability of funds, 
shall set the personal needs allowance in an amount not less than 
$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.
	SECTION 2.  This Act applies only to a personal needs 
allowance paid on or after the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           



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