Amend CSSB 204 (house committee printing) on page 26, between lines 18 and 19, by adding the following appropriately numbered section to added Subchapter F, Chapter 555, Health and Safety Code:
Sec. 555.____. MEDICAID SERVICE OPTIONS EDUCATION INITIATIVE. (a) In this section, "Section 1915(c) waiver program" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.001, Government Code.
(b) In connection with the closing of a state supported living center closed under legislation described by Section 555.202(a) or under Section 555.203, the department, in cooperation with the commission, shall educate the parent or guardian of a former resident of a state supported living center on:
(1) the availability of home and community-based services under a Medicaid state plan program, including the primary home care and community attendant services programs, and under a Section 1915(c) waiver program; and
(2) the various service delivery options available under the Medicaid program, including the consumer direction models available to recipients under Section 531.051, Government Code.