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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.