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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer or discharge of certain residents in |
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certain assisted living facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 247, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 247.070 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 247.070. DISCHARGE OR TRANSFER OF RESIDENTS ENROLLED |
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IN MEDICAID COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM. An assisted |
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living facility that accepts a resident who is enrolled in the |
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Medicaid community-based alternatives program and that voluntarily |
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ceases to accept payment from the program may not transfer or |
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discharge the resident from the facility on the basis of the |
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facility's voluntary withdrawal from the program, if the resident |
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is residing in the facility on the day before the date the facility |
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ceases to accept payment from the program. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the transfer or discharge of a resident from an assisted living |
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facility accepting payment from the Medicaid community-based |
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alternatives program if the transfer or discharge occurs on or |
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after January 1, 2007. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |