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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reimbursement of certain services provided by |
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respiratory care practitioners under Medicaid. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.0216, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) The system developed and implemented under this section |
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must allow a physician or a health care facility, including a |
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hospital, to be reimbursed under Medicaid for the following |
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services performed by a respiratory care practitioner acting under |
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the delegation and supervision of a physician and acting within the |
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scope of the respiratory care practitioner's certification or |
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permit: |
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(1) telemedicine medical services, telehealth |
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services, and home telemonitoring services provided by a |
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respiratory care practitioner located at a distant site to a |
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patient located at a patient site; and |
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(2) services provided in support of the delivery of |
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telemedicine medical services, telehealth services, or home |
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telemonitoring services by a respiratory care practitioner located |
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at a patient site to a patient located at the patient site. |
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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. |