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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to indigent health care services provided by a county. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.028(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A county shall, in accordance with department rules |
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adopted under Section 61.006, provide the following basic health |
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care services: |
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(1) primary and preventative services designed to meet |
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the needs of the community, including: |
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(A) immunizations; |
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(B) medical screening services; and |
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(C) annual physical examinations; |
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(2) inpatient and outpatient hospital services; |
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(3) rural health clinics; |
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(4) laboratory and X-ray services; |
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(5) family planning services; |
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(6) physician services; |
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(7) payment for not more than three prescription drugs |
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a month; [and] |
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(8) skilled nursing facility services, regardless of |
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the patient's age; and |
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(9) physical and occupational therapy services. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The executive commissioner of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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Section 61.028, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, not |
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later than December 1, 2011. |
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(b) A county is not required to provide physical and |
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occupational therapy services as required by Section 61.028, Health |
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and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, before January 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |