Amend SB 1648 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 32.0611 to read as follows:
Sec. 32.0611. COMMUNITY ATTENDANT SERVICES: QUALITY INITIATIVES. (a) The commission shall develop a community care quality incentive payment program in consultation with one or more appropriate advisory committees established under Section 531.012, Government Code, under which quality initiatives could be implemented to improve quality outcomes for recipients. The program design must include proposed performance measures, estimated costs, potential savings, the method of finance, the payment structure for incentive payments, and any requirements for federal approval of the program.
(b) Not later than November 30, 2022, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant legislative committees that analyzes the feasibility of a community care quality incentive payment program.
(c) This section expires June 1, 2023.