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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the active seeking of waivers of federal requirements |
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and modifications of federal regulations for federal Medicaid |
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reimbursement for certain mental health evaluation and treatment |
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facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 533, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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Sec. 533.001. GIFTS AND GRANTS. (a) The department may |
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negotiate with a federal agency to obtain grants to assist in |
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expanding and improving mental health and mental retardation |
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services in this state. |
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(b) The department may accept gifts and grants of money, |
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personal property, and real property to expand and improve the |
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mental health and mental retardation services available to the |
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people of this state. |
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(c) The department may accept gifts and grants of money, |
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personal property, and real property on behalf of a department |
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facility to expand and improve the mental health or mental |
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retardation services available at the facility. |
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(d) The department shall use a gift or grant made for a |
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specific purpose in accordance with the purpose expressly |
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prescribed by the donor. The department may decline the gift or |
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grant if the department determines that it cannot be economically |
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used for that purpose. |
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(e) The department shall keep a record of each gift or grant |
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in the department's central office in the city of Austin. |
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(f) The department, in cooperation with the state |
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congressional delegation, shall actively seek waivers of federal |
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requirements and such modifications of federal regulations as are |
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necessary to allow federal medicaid reimbursement for services |
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provided by free-standing evaluation and treatment facilities |
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certified under Subtitle C, Title 7 of the this Code. The |
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department shall periodically report its efforts to the appropriate |
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committees of the senate and the house of representatives. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |