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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to allowing for public comment before implementing a rate |
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change under Medicaid. |
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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 531.02116 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.02116. PROCEDURE FOR IMPLEMENTING CHANGES TO |
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PAYMENT RATES UNDER MEDICAID. Before implementing or approving a |
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change to the fees, charges, and rates for payments under Medicaid, |
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including under the Medicaid managed care program, the commission |
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shall publish notice of the proposed change for public comment for a |
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period of not less than 30 days. |
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SECTION 2. The procedure for implementing changes to |
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payment rates required by Section 531.02116, Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a change to a fee, charge, or rate |
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that takes effect on or after January 1, 2020. |
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SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |