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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the ability of certain hospitals to purchase or arrange |
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for the purchase of certain health coverage or benefits for |
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eligible residents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.029, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A county may provide or arrange to provide health care |
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services for eligible county residents through the purchase of |
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health coverage or other health benefits, including benefits |
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described by Chapter 75. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.056, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) A public hospital or hospital district may provide or |
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arrange to provide health care services for eligible residents |
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through the purchase of health coverage or other health benefits, |
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including benefits described by Chapter 75. For purposes of this |
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subsection, the board of directors or managers of the hospital or |
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district has the powers and duties provided to the commissioners |
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court of a county under Chapter 75. |
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(e) Fifteen percent of the increased federal funding |
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allotment under the disproportionate share hospital supplemental |
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payment program shall be used, as a condition of participation in |
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the disproportionate share program, for programs established under |
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Chapter 75. This subsection expires August 31, 2011. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |