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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the legislative oversight committee on |
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the allocation of Medicaid beds in nursing facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 32.02131 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.02131. LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON THE |
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ALLOCATION OF MEDICAID BEDS IN NURSING FACILITIES. (a) In this |
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section: |
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(1) "Committee" means the legislative oversight |
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committee on the allocation of Medicaid beds in nursing facilities. |
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(2) "Nursing facility" means a nursing facility |
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licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, that is a |
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provider under Medicaid. |
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(b) The committee is composed of six members as follows: |
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(1) two members of the senate and, subject to |
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Subsection (d), one representative of an owner or operator of a |
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nursing facility appointed by the lieutenant governor; and |
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(2) two members of the house of representatives and, |
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subject to Subsection (d), one representative of an owner or |
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operator of a nursing facility appointed by the speaker of the house |
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of representatives. |
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(c) A committee member serves at the pleasure of the |
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appointing official. |
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(d) Each committee member who is a representative of an |
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owner or operator of a nursing facility must reside in this state |
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and be involved in the day-to-day operation of the nursing |
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facility. |
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(e) The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives shall appoint the presiding officer of the |
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committee on an alternating basis. The presiding officer shall |
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serve a two-year term that expires February 1 of each odd-numbered |
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year. |
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(f) A vacancy on the committee shall be filled in the same |
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manner as the original appointment. |
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(g) The committee shall: |
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(1) meet at the call of the presiding officer; |
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(2) research, take public testimony, and issue reports |
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requested by the lieutenant governor or the speaker of the house of |
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representatives relating to the allocation of Medicaid beds in |
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nursing facilities in this state; |
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(3) monitor the effectiveness of the existing rules |
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adopted by the executive commissioner relating to the procedures |
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for certifying and decertifying Medicaid beds in nursing facilities |
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established under Section 32.0213 and consider the need for |
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modifications to existing rules to better control the procedures |
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for certifying and decertifying Medicaid beds in nursing |
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facilities; |
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(4) receive, review, and comment on rules proposed by |
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the executive commissioner relating to the procedures for |
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certifying and decertifying Medicaid beds in nursing facilities |
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established under Section 32.0213; and |
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(5) review recommendations for legislation relating |
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to the procedures for certifying and decertifying Medicaid beds in |
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nursing facilities. |
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(h) The committee may: |
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(1) propose legislation relating to the procedures for |
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certifying and decertifying Medicaid beds in nursing facilities |
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established under Section 32.0213; |
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(2) request reports and other information from the |
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commission; and |
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(3) issue process, in accordance with Section 301.024, |
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Government Code, to compel attendance of witnesses and the |
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production of books, records, documents, and instruments required |
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by the committee. |
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(i) The committee shall use the existing staff resources of |
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the senate and the house of representatives to assist the committee |
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in performing its duties under this section. |
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(j) A member of the committee may not receive compensation |
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for serving on the committee but is entitled to reimbursement for |
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travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the |
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business of the committee, as provided in the General |
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Appropriations Act. |
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(k) Not later than November 15 of each even-numbered year, |
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the committee shall submit a report on the committee's activities |
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and the results of the committee's work to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives. |
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(l) The committee is abolished and this section expires |
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September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives shall appoint members to the legislative oversight |
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committee on the allocation of Medicaid beds in nursing facilities |
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as required by Section 32.02131, Human Resources Code, as added by |
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this Act. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint |
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the first presiding officer of the committee. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |