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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the permissible uses of funds by a hospital district |
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that receives a mandatory payment under Chapter 298E, Health & |
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Safety Code. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 298E.103(e), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, |
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with respect to an intergovernmental transfer of funds described by |
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Subsection (c)(1) made by a district, any funds received by the |
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state, district, or other entity as a result of that transfer may |
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not be used by the state, district, or any other entity to: |
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(1) expand Medicaid eligibility under the Patient |
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Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148) as amended |
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by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. |
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No. 111-152); or |
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(2) fund the nonfederal share of payments to hospitals |
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available through [the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital |
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program or] the delivery system reform incentive payment program. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |