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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to participation in a local provider participation fund by |
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certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 292.151, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) For a county described in Section 292.002(1), the phrase |
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"institutional health care provider located in the county," as used |
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in subsection (a), shall include hospital services provided in any |
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facility located in the county, even if the hospital providing such |
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services is not licensed in the county. Such county may determine |
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the net patient revenue attributable to the facility located in the |
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county based on publicly available information. |
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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. |