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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to health care institution reporting of federal money |
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received for the coronavirus disease public health emergency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 81A to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 81A. CORONAVIRUS DISEASE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY REPORTING |
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Sec. 81A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Coronavirus disease public health emergency" |
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means the period: |
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(A) beginning on the date the public health |
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emergency declared by the United States secretary of health and |
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human services under Section 319, Public Health Service Act (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 247d), on January 31, 2020, with respect to the |
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coronavirus disease (COVID-19) took effect; and |
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(B) ending on the earlier of: |
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(i) the date the public health emergency |
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described by Paragraph (A) of this subdivision ends; or |
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(ii) January 1, 2023. |
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(2) "Health care institution" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 74.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. |
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Sec. 81A.002. HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION REPORT. (a) Except |
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as provided by Subsection (b), and subject to Subsection (d), a |
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health care institution that receives federal money for assisting |
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health care institutions during the coronavirus disease public |
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health emergency, including money received under the Coronavirus |
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Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (15 U.S.C. Section 9001 et |
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seq.), the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. |
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No. 116-260), and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. |
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No. 117-2), shall report the money received to the commission on a |
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monthly basis. A health care institution's initial report to the |
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commission must include all federal money received by the |
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institution during the period beginning January 31, 2020, and |
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ending August 31, 2021. |
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(b) A health care institution is not required to report |
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federal money: |
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(1) received as a loan during the coronavirus disease |
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public health emergency from the United States Small Business |
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Administration as part of a paycheck protection program; or |
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(2) received under Subsection (a) if the health care |
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institution returned or repaid the money to the federal government. |
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(c) Each quarter, the commission shall compile the |
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information described by Subsection (a) into a written report |
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provided to: |
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(1) the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of |
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the house of representatives; |
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(2) the Legislative Budget Board; and |
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(3) the standing committees of the legislature with |
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primary jurisdiction over state finance and public health. |
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(d) The commission shall establish procedures for health |
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care institutions to report the information required under |
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Subsection (a). In establishing the procedures, the commission |
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shall to the extent practicable: |
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(1) minimize duplication of reporting by institutions |
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to the commission; and |
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(2) avoid requiring institutions to report |
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information that is duplicative of information that institutions |
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are required to report to the federal government. |
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Sec. 81A.003. DISCIPLINARY ACTION BY LICENSING AUTHORITY. |
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The appropriate licensing authority may take disciplinary action |
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against a health care institution that violates this chapter as if |
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the institution violated an applicable licensing law. |
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Sec. 81A.004. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires September |
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1, 2023. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |