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Amend SB 1175 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 531.0843(a), Government Code (page 1, line 26), strike "The" and substitute the following:
In this section:
(1) "Complex rehabilitation technology equipment" means equipment that is classified as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program on January 1, 2013, configured specifically for an individual to meet the individual's unique medical, physical, and functional needs and capabilities for basic and instrumental daily living activities, and medically necessary to prevent the individual's hospitalization or institutionalization. The term includes a complex rehabilitation power wheelchair, highly configurable manual wheelchair, adaptive seating and positioning system, standing frame, and gait trainer.
(2) "Durable medical equipment" means equipment, including repair and replacement parts for the equipment, but excluding complex rehabilitation technology equipment, that:
(A) can withstand repeated use;
(B) is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose;
(C) generally is not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury; and
(D) is appropriate and safe for use in the home.
(b) If the commission determines that it is cost-effective, the
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 531.0843(b), Government Code (page 1, lines 29 through 31), and substitute the following:
(c) The program must include provisions for ensuring that:
(1) reused equipment meets applicable standards of functionality and sanitation; and
(2) a Medicaid recipient's participation in the reuse program is voluntary.
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 531.0843(c), Government Code (page 1, line 32), strike "(c)" and substitute "(d)".
(4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, after added Section 531.0843(c), Government Code (page 1, between lines 37 and 38), insert the following:
(e) In accordance with Chapter 551 or 2001, as applicable, the executive commissioner shall provide notice of each proposed rule, adopted rule, and hearing that relates to establishing the program under this section.
(5) In SECTION 2 of the bill, on page 1, line 42, strike "program" and substitute "program, if the commission determines that establishing the program is cost-effective".