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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study regarding the capacity and service capabilities |
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of the Texas Women's Health Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 39, Subchapter B of the Human Resources |
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Code is amended by adding Section 39.46: |
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Section 39.46. Reporting Requirement. (a) The department, |
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as the agency responsible for administering the TWHP, must annually |
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submit a report to the Legislature assessing the true capacity and |
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service capabilities of the direct providers on its list. The |
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report must contain, at a minimum, the following criteria: |
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(i) The exact number of patients each direct provider has |
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the capacity to serve annually under the TWHP; |
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(ii) A formulaic analysis of how the provider and/or the |
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department assessed the number of patients in Section 39.46(a)(i); |
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(iii) The number of patients each direct provider served in |
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the previous fiscal year under the TWHP; |
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(iv) The number of physicians for each direct provider that |
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perform services under the TWHP; |
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(v) A description of the services that each direct provider |
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has the capability to provide under the TWHP; and |
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(vi) A description of the services that each direct provider |
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does not have the capability to provide under the TWHP. |
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(b) The department, as the agency responsible for |
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administering the TWHP, must submit the report under Section |
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39.46(a) to the Legislature as soon as practically possible, but no |
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later than January 31st of each legislative session. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |