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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an audit of health and human services information |
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technology systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 531, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter M to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER M. AUDIT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS |
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Sec. 531.451. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "system" |
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means the following information technology and data processing |
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systems used in the delivery of health and human services benefit |
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programs: |
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(1) the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System |
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(TIERS); and |
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(2) the System of Application, Verification, |
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Eligibility, Referral, and Reporting (SAVERR). |
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Sec. 531.452. AUDIT OF SYSTEMS. The executive commissioner |
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shall enter into a contract for another person to conduct an audit |
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of the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) and the |
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System of Application, Verification, Eligibility, Referral, and |
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Reporting (SAVERR) used to support eligibility and program delivery |
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of health and human services benefit programs to determine, for |
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each system: |
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(1) whether the system is functional relative to the |
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needs of the users of the system; and |
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(2) if the system is not fully functional, whether the |
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system can be made fully functional with reasonable efforts and |
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what actions are necessary to achieve that functionality. |
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Sec. 531.453. REPORT OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) |
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The commission shall require the contractor to issue a final report |
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on the audit of each system to the commission not later than July 1, |
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2008. The commission shall submit the report to: |
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(1) the presiding officer of the Senate Health and |
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Human Services Committee; |
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(2) the presiding officer of the House Human Services |
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Committee; |
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(3) the governor; and |
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(4) the executive commissioner. |
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(b) The report must: |
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(1) determine whether each system audited is fully |
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functional in its current state; and |
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(2) make recommendations regarding the actions |
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necessary to make any system that is not fully functional achieve |
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that functionality. |
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(c) The commission shall include with the report submitted |
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under this section the commission's recommendation regarding |
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whether new health and human services benefits program cases should |
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be converted to the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System |
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(TIERS). |
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Sec. 531.454. EXPIRATION. This subchapter expires January |
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1, 2009. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |