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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to developing the proposed plan on long-term care for |
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persons with an intellectual disability participating in the home |
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and community-based waiver program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 533A.062(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The proposed plan must specify the capacity of the HCS |
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waiver program for persons with an intellectual disability and the |
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number and levels of new ICF-IID beds to be authorized in each |
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region. In developing the proposed plan, the department shall |
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consider: |
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(1) the needs of the population and community to be |
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served; |
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(2) projected appropriation amounts for the biennium; |
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and |
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(3) the requirements of applicable federal law. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a 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. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |