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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county liability for indigent health care services |
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provided to a county resident in another county. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.023(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A county may use a less restrictive standard of |
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eligibility for residents than prescribed by Subsection (a). A |
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county may credit toward eligibility for state assistance under |
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this subchapter the services provided to each person who is an |
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eligible resident under a standard that incorporates a net income |
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eligibility level that does not exceed 100 [is less than 50] percent |
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of the federal poverty level based on the federal Office of |
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Management and Budget poverty index. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 61, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 61.0335 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0335. PAYMENT FOR RESIDENTS RECEIVING SERVICES IN |
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ANOTHER COUNTY. (a) Subject to Subsection (c) and Sections 61.033, |
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61.034, and 61.035, a county is liable for health care services and |
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assistance as prescribed by this subchapter that are provided to a |
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person who is a county resident and that are provided in another |
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county if the person meets the basic income and resources |
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requirements established for an eligible county resident of the |
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county in which the person received the services. |
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(b) A county resident for whom a county is liable under |
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Subsection (a) is treated as an eligible county resident of the |
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county that is liable for purposes of this subchapter. |
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(c) A county is not liable under this section for health |
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care services and assistance provided to a person under a standard |
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of eligibility for residents that incorporates a net income |
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eligibility level that exceeds 100 percent of the federal poverty |
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level based on the federal Office of Management and Budget poverty |
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index. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only |
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to: |
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(1) an application for health care services filed on |
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or after the effective date of this Act; or |
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(2) an application for health care services filed |
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before the effective date of this Act with regard to which a final |
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determination of eligibility has not been made before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |