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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide |
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services to certain persons with Alzheimer's disease and related |
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dementia enrolled in the Medicaid managed care program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.09972 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.09972. PILOT PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WITH |
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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA. (a) The commission |
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shall develop and implement a pilot program to improve the quality |
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of life and prevent the premature institutionalization of persons |
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with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia who receive services |
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from a day activity and health services facility licensed under |
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Chapter 103, Human Resources Code, and who are recipients of |
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Medicaid through a Medicaid managed care model or arrangement under |
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Chapter 533. |
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(b) In developing the pilot program, the commission shall |
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solicit input from relevant stakeholders, including caregivers, |
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advocates, Medicaid managed care organizations, providers, |
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physicians specializing in dementia, and social workers. |
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(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for the |
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implementation of the pilot program, including life safety, |
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staffing, training, and programming requirements for the pilot |
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program necessary to ensure that the specific needs of the pilot |
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program participants are met. |
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(d) The pilot program must be based on evidence-based, |
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person-centered practices and ensure quality of care outcomes, |
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including outcomes based on safety, effectiveness, efficiency, and |
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equity, for the pilot program participants. |
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(e) Not later than December 1, 2018, the commission shall |
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report to the legislature on the progress of the pilot program. |
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This subsection expires September 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |