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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a claim against the estate of a deceased Medicaid |
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recipient to recover certain Medicaid program costs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.077, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-1) and (c) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Under the rules and standards governing the Medicaid |
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estate recovery program, the first $30,000 of the value of a |
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decedent's estate shall be disregarded in making an adjustment or |
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recovery of medical assistance provided to the decedent. |
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(c) In this section, "medical assistance" means medical |
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assistance under the state Medicaid program. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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the estate of a decedent who dies on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. The estate of a decedent who dies before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date of the |
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decedent's death, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |