Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1193 by Rodriguez (Relating to coordination of services provided by Medicaid managed care organizations and certain community centers and local mental health or mental retardation authorities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require that contracts between managed care organizations (MCOs) and the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) under Medicaid managed care include a requirement that MCOs coordinate the care of each recipient receiving services through the MCO and certain community centers or local mental health or mental retardation authority with the community center, as applicable. The bill would also require the local mental health or mental retardation authority to develop a local service area plan that includes strategies that are designed to coordinate the care of certain consumers with the MCO. According to HHSC, no significant fiscal impact is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.