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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on interest or other waiting lists maintained |
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for certain Medicaid programs providing services to persons with |
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intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission |
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shall conduct a study examining the interest or other waiting lists |
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maintained for the following Medicaid programs authorized under |
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Section 1915(c) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 1396n(c)) that provide services to persons with |
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intellectual and developmental disabilities: |
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(1) the community living assistance and support |
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services (CLASS) waiver program; |
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(2) the home and community-based services (HCS) waiver |
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program; |
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(3) the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities (DBMD) |
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waiver program; and |
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(4) the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver program. |
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(b) In conducting the study under this section, the Health |
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and Human Services Commission shall: |
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(1) consider and analyze the effect implementation of |
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a managed care delivery system under Medicaid had on the interest or |
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other waiting lists, taking into account the experiences of other |
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states that have implemented similar delivery systems; and |
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(2) identify: |
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(A) additional strategies the commission could |
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employ to eliminate the interest or other waiting lists, including |
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strategies employed by other states and strategies through which |
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this state could receive additional federal funding; and |
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(B) a date by which the commission believes it |
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could eliminate the interest or other waiting lists if the |
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identified strategies were implemented. |
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(c) Not later than September 1, 2020, the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall submit to the legislature a written |
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report containing the findings of the study conducted under this |
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Act and the commission's recommendations for potential |
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legislation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |