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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of home health services under the |
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Medicaid program in accordance with authorization by a licensed |
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nurse practitioner or a physician assistant. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.067, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The department shall assure that a licensed nurse |
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practitioner or a physician assistant is permitted to authorize the |
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provision of home health services to individuals enrolled in the |
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Texas Health Steps Comprehensive Care Program, to the extent that a |
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nurse practitioner or physician assistant is permitted to authorize |
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those services under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code. |
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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. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |