Floor Packet Page No. 6
Required Action
1) On page 8 of CSHB 15, amend Section 20 as follows:
SECTION 20. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: MEDICAID
RATE RESTORATION. [In addition to other amounts appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, that may be used
for this purpose,] [t] The following amounts are appropriated to
the Health and Human Services Commission for the [state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2009] two-year period beginning June 1,
2007, for the purpose of restoring rates paid to medical
professionals in the Medicaid and CHIP programs to fiscal year 2003
levels:
(1) $108,900,000 is appropriated out of the general
revenue fund; and
(2) $169,951,834 in federal matching funds is
appropriated.
2) On page 10 of CSHB 15, amend Section 24 as follows:
SECTION 24. DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES:
RESTORATION OF COMMUNITY CARE PROVIDER RATES TO FISCAL YEAR 2003
LEVELS. [In addition to other amounts appropriated for the state
fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, that may be used for this
purpose,] [t] The amount of $10,814,194 is appropriated out of the
general revenue fund and $16,914,509 in federal funds is
appropriated to the Department of Aging and Disability Services for
the [state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009] two-year period
beginning June 1, 2007, for the purpose of restoring provider rates
to fiscal year 2003 levels in programs for home and community-based
services, in programs for community living assistance and support
services (CLASS), in the Texas Home Living Waiver program, and in
intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded.