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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creation by rule of the Department of Aging and |
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Disability Services of a schedule of support services a state |
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supported living center may provide and the applicable fee for |
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those services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 161.080, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a |
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list of services a state supported living center may provide under a |
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contract described by Subsection (a) and a schedule of fees the |
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state supported living center may charge for those services. In |
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establishing the schedule of fees for services, the executive |
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commissioner shall use the reimbursement rate for the applicable |
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service under the Medicaid program or modify that rate with a |
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written justification for the modification. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2016, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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adopt the rule listing services a state supported living center may |
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provide under a contract and the schedule of fees for those services |
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as required by Section 161.080, Human Resources Code, as amended by |
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this Act. |
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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, 2015. |