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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reimbursement rates for certain therapy services |
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provided to Medicaid recipients. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.028, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (o) to read as follows: |
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(o) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission, in adopting reasonable rules and standards |
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governing the determination of rates paid for physical, |
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occupational, or speech therapy services under the medical |
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assistance program, shall ensure that providers holding the same |
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professional license and located in the same geographical region |
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are reimbursed for the provision of a particular service at an equal |
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rate, regardless of: |
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(1) the setting in which the service is provided; or |
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(2) whether the provider practices as a sole |
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practitioner or is associated with or employed by another provider. |
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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 September 1, 2013. |