| TO: | Honorable Patrick M. Rose, Chair, House Committee on Human Services |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB4158 by Rose (Relating to reimbursement rates for nursing home services provided to Medicaid recipients.), As Introduced |
The bill would direct the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to conduct periodic analysis of the base rates for nursing home services provided under the medical assistance program to enable the Executive Commissioner to set future rates. The agency indicates any cost to conduct the periodic study could be absorbed within available resources.
The bill would also premit HHSC to "adjust the fees, charges, and rates paid for nursing home services based on the commission's findings related to factors analyzed...."
No significant fiscal implication is estimated based on the key assumption that HHSC would not increase nursing home rates beyond what current law or current methodology would result in. If however, the bill were interpreted to require an increase in nursing facility rates beyond what current law or current methodology would result in, the Department of Aging and Disability Services would incur additional expenses for client services and therefore require an increased appropriation of General Revenue Funds.
| Source Agencies: | 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, PP, ML, LR
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