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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to participation by political subdivisions in federal |
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healthcare programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.021, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (t) to read as follows: |
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(t) If the state does not authorize the expansion of |
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Medicaid as provided under the federal Patient Protection and |
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Affordable Care Act then local hospital districts, counties and |
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other units of local government created under state law may apply |
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directly to the federal government to expand Medicaid contingent on |
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their ability to provide local tax funds for the state share of the |
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match. |
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(t-1) These entities should be allowed to affiliate with |
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other licensed providers in the state (e.g., private hospitals, |
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mental health authorities, physicians, etc.) to provide services |
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authorized under the Medicaid program. |
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(t-2) The department should promulgate rules defining the |
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process by which these entities can apply for the expansion. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |