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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a pilot program to provide home-delivered meals to |
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certain individuals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 33.037 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.037. HOME-DELIVERED MEALS PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The |
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commission shall develop and implement a pilot program to provide |
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home-delivered meals to a targeted group of individuals, selected |
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by the commission, with a medical condition that would improve with |
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home-delivered meals. |
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(b) Using existing resources, the commission may spend not |
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more than $2 million to develop and implement the pilot program. |
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(c) The commission shall implement the pilot program in one |
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urban and one rural region of the state, selected by the commission |
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based on the availability of and need for home-delivered meal |
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services. Within each region, the commission shall ensure |
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medically tailored meals are provided to one subset of individuals |
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and standard meals are provided to the other subset of individuals. |
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(d) To the extent practicable, the commission shall seek to |
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contract with an entity that provides additional services along |
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with home-delivered meal services. |
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(e) The commission shall operate the pilot program for one |
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year. |
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(f) The commission shall track health outcomes of and the |
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use of health care services by individuals participating in the |
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pilot program and analyze the data to determine if the pilot program |
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results in health care savings. The commission shall partner with |
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an institution of higher education to conduct the analysis under |
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this subsection. |
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(g) Not later than October 31, 2020, the commission shall |
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prepare and submit to the legislature a report describing the |
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results of the analysis under Subsection (f) and recommendations |
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regarding the continuation or expansion of the program. |
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(h) This section expires December 31, 2020. |
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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. |