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AN ACT
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relating to the continuation and operations of a health care |
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provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital |
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District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 299.004, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 299.004. EXPIRATION. (a) Subject to Section |
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299.153(d), the authority of the district to administer and operate |
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a program under this chapter expires December 31, 2023 [2021]. |
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(b) This chapter expires December 31, 2023 [2021]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 299.151(c), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) If the board requires a mandatory payment authorized |
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under this chapter, the board shall set the amount of the mandatory |
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payment, subject to the limitations of this chapter. The aggregate |
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amount of the mandatory payments required of all paying providers |
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in the district may not exceed six [four] percent of the aggregate |
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net patient revenue from hospital services provided by all paying |
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providers in the district. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1338 was passed by the House on April |
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23, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 99, Nays 47, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1338 on May 24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 100, Nays 43, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1338 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |