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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reimbursement rates for Medicaid acute care therapy |
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services; making an appropriation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In addition to other amounts appropriated to |
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the Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2019, the following amounts are |
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appropriated to the commission for Medicaid acute care therapy |
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services for the specified periods: |
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(1) $34,180,000 from the economic stabilization fund |
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and $44,977,018 from federal funds for the state fiscal year ending |
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August 31, 2018; and |
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(2) $35,995,000 from the economic stabilization fund |
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and $48,262,959 from federal funds for the state fiscal year ending |
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August 31, 2019. |
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(b) It is the intent of the legislature that: |
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(1) the Health and Human Services Commission allocate |
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money appropriated under Subsection (a) of this section among |
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provider types and procedure codes for Medicaid acute care therapy |
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services in a manner that preserves access to care for clients |
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served under the Medicaid fee-for-service and managed care delivery |
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models; and |
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(2) money appropriated under Subsection (a) of this |
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section be fully reflected in reimbursement rates paid to Medicaid |
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acute care therapy services providers under both the Medicaid |
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fee-for-service and managed care delivery models. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) of this section: |
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(1) this Act takes effect immediately if it receives a |
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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; and |
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(2) if this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |
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(b) This Act takes effect only if it receives a vote of |
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two-thirds of the members present in each house of the legislature, |
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as provided by Section 49-g(m), Article III, Texas Constitution. |