Amend HB 3823 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 9 through 13 and substitute the following:
In this section and Sections 32.0533 and 32.0534, "PACE program" means the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) established under Section 32.053.
(2) On page 1, line 15, strike "of the commission".
(3) On page 1, line 18, after the underlined semicolon, insert "and".
(4) On page 1, strike lines 19 through 24 and substitute the following:
(2) the program is cost-neutral or costs less when compared to the cost to serve a population in the STAR + PLUS Medicaid managed care program that is comparable in:
(A) age;
(B) eligibility factors, including:
(i) income level;
(ii) health status; and
(iii) impairment level;
(C) geographic location;
(D) living environment; and
(E) other factors determined to be necessary.
(5) On page 2, strike lines 1 through 11 and reletter the subsections of added Section 32.0532, Human Resources Code, and cross-references to those subsections accordingly.
(6) On page 2, line 12, strike "(b)(3)" and substitute "(b)(2)".
(7) On page 2, line 22, between "Services" and the underlined comma, insert "and appropriate stakeholder groups".
(8) On page 3, line 9, between "Services" and the underlined comma, insert "and appropriate stakeholder groups".
(9) On page 3, strike lines 15 through 18 and substitute the following:
(1) compares similar recipient types between the programs in terms of recipient:
(A) age;
(B) eligibility factors, including:
(i) income level;
(ii) health status; and
(iii) impairment level; and
(C) living environment; and
(2) accounts for differences among recipients in:
(A) geographic location;
(B) health care acuity; and
(C) other factors determined to be necessary.