| TO: | Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB1487 by Pitts (Relating to the alignment of certain Medicaid procedures regarding written orders for diabetic equipment and supplies with comparable Medicare written order procedures.), As Passed 2nd House |
The bill would amend Subchapter B, Chapter 531 of the Government Code by adding section 531.099, which would require the Health and Human Services Commission to review forms and requirements under the Medicaid program regarding written orders for diabetic equipment and supplies and, to the extent possible, align the Medicaid procedures with Medicare procedures.
HHSC assumes that the cost of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
| Source Agencies: | 529 Health and Human Services Commission
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, SD, CL, PP, MB
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