Amend CSSB 7 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 28, line 3, strike "Section" and substitute "Sections 533.0025 and".
(2) On page 30, line 23, strike "and (h)" and substitute "(h), and (i)".
(3) On page 31, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
(i) Subject to Section 534.152, the commission shall:
(1) implement the most cost-effective option for the delivery of basic attendant and habilitation services for individuals with disabilities under the STAR + PLUS Medicaid managed care program that maximizes federal funding for the delivery of services for that program and other similar programs; and
(2) provide voluntary training to individuals receiving services under the STAR + PLUS Medicaid managed care program or their legally authorized representatives regarding how to select, manage, and dismiss personal attendants providing basic attendant and habilitation services under the program.
(4) In ARTICLE 2 of the bill, add the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the ARTICLE accordingly:
SECTION 2.____. Not later than June 1, 2016, the Health and Human Services Commission shall submit a report to the legislature regarding the commission's experience in, including the cost-effectiveness of, delivering basic attendant and habilitation services for individuals with disabilities under the STAR + PLUS Medicaid managed care program under Section 533.0025(i), Government Code, as added by this article. The commission may combine the report required under this section with the report required under Section 1.06 of this Act.