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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to health care provider 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 provider" means a person that is |
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licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this |
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state to provide health care services in the ordinary course of |
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business or practice of a profession. |
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Sec. 81A.002. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER REPORT. (a) A health |
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care provider that receives federal money for assisting health care |
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providers during the coronavirus disease public health emergency, |
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including money received under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and |
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Economic Security Act (15 U.S.C. Section 9001 et seq.) and the |
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260), shall |
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report the money received to the commission on a monthly basis. |
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(b) 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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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 provider that violates this chapter as if the |
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provider 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. |