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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the classification of certain hospitals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 32.0285 as follows: |
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SECTION 32.0285. CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOSPITALS FOR |
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SUPPLEMENTAL REIMBURSEMENT PURPOSES. (a) The executive |
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commissioner in the adoption of reasonable rules and standards |
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governing the determination and payment of supplemental |
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reimbursement to hospitals shall ensure that a hospital which |
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contracts with a hospital district is classified as a public |
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hospital for supplemental reimbursement program reporting and |
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reimbursement purposes if: |
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(1) the hospital district does not own or operate a |
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public hospital; and |
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(2) the contract requires the hospital to discharge |
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all or part of the district's indigent care or hospital care duties. |
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(b) For purposes of this section, "supplemental |
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reimbursement program" includes, but is not limited to, the |
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following programs: |
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(1) the disproportionate share hospital payment |
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program; |
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(2) the uncompensated care, delivery system reform |
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incentive payment, and other programs operated under the programs |
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under Texas Health Care Transformation and Quality Improvement |
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Program waiver issued under Section 1115 of the federal Social |
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Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1315); |
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(4) the network access improvement program; |
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(5) any successor to a program identified in this |
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subsection; and |
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(6) any supplemental hospital reimbursement programs |
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that may be created or authorized in the future. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |