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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to regulation of prescribed pediatric extended care |
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centers; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 248A.051(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person may not own or operate a prescribed pediatric |
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extended care center in this state unless the person holds a license |
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issued under this chapter. An applicant for a prescribed pediatric |
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extended care center license may not provide services under that |
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license until the department issues the license. |
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SECTION 2. Section 248A.052, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The department shall conduct concurrently the |
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inspections necessary to determine if the applicant and the center |
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meet the requirements of this chapter and the rules and standards |
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adopted under this chapter. The department may not require that a |
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center admit a child as a prerequisite for any inspection. |
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SECTION 3. The heading to Section 248A.151, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 248A.151. ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR MINOR CLIENT; ADULT |
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ACCOMPANIMENT. |
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SECTION 4. Section 248A.151, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A minor client's parent, legal guardian, or managing |
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conservator is not required to accompany the client when: |
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(1) the client receives services in the center, |
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including therapy services delivered in the center but billed |
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separately; or |
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(2) the center transports or provides for the |
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transport of the client to and from the center. |
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SECTION 5. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall establish a reimbursement rate for |
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licensed pediatric extended care centers that are enrolled in the |
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medical assistance program that, when converted to an hourly rate, |
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is not more than 70 percent of the average hourly unit rate, |
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excluding transportation costs, for private duty nursing provided |
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under the Texas Health Steps Comprehensive Care Program. |
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SECTION 6. 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 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |