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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reimbursement of certain providers of durable medical |
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equipment and supplies under the Medicaid program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.0314, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.0314. REIMBURSEMENT FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT |
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AND SUPPLIES. The executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules requiring that: |
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(1) a provider of durable medical equipment and |
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supplies under the medical assistance program whose principal |
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office is not located in this state be reimbursed at a rate equal to |
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85 percent of the rate established for a provider whose principal |
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office is located in this state; and |
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(2) [the electronic submission of] any claim for |
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reimbursement for durable medical equipment and supplies under the |
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medical assistance program be electronically submitted. |
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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 immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |