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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain requirements regarding Medicaid fair hearings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.0194 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.0194. MEDICAID FAIR HEARING REQUIREMENTS. (a) |
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The executive commissioner by rule shall require a hearing officer |
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who conducts a Medicaid fair hearing to be: |
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(1) an advanced practice registered nurse, as defined |
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by Section 301.152, Occupations Code; or |
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(2) a health care provider with a higher level of |
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education and training than an advanced practice registered nurse, |
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as determined by the executive commissioner. |
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(b) For each Medicaid fair hearing, the commission shall |
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collect data regarding the hearing, including the identity and |
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decision of the hearing officer. The commission shall publish the |
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data collected under this subsection in a searchable format on the |
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commission's Internet website, except that the commission may not |
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publish information that identifies a Medicaid recipient involved |
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in a Medicaid fair hearing or any information that is confidential |
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under state or federal law. |
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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, 2019. |