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AN ACT
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relating to the state Medicaid program as the payor of last resort. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 32.04242 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.04242. PAYOR OF LAST RESORT. The executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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adopt rules to ensure, to the extent allowed by federal law, that |
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the Medicaid program: |
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(1) is the payor of last resort; and |
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(2) provides reimbursement for services, including |
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long-term care services, only if, and to the extent, other adequate |
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public or private sources of payment are not available. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2722 was passed by the House on May |
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13, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 121, Nays 10, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2722 was passed by the Senate on May |
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25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |