Amend CSHB 1009 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 2, line 22, between "disability" and the underlined period, insert "to the same extent and, if applicable, for the same period of time prescribed by Section 250.006(a) or (b), Health and Safety Code, as an individual similarly convicted under those subsections".
(2) On page 2, line 27, through page 3, line 2, strike "The commission shall disenroll from participation in Medicaid a Medicaid provider who violates this subsection.".
(3) On page 3, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections of the section and references to those subsections accordingly:
(____) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall take disciplinary action against a Medicaid provider that violates this section, including imposing an administrative penalty or vendor hold, terminating a contract or license, or any other disciplinary action the commission determines appropriate. In determining the appropriate disciplinary action to take against a Medicaid provider under this subsection, the commission shall consider:
(1) the nature and seriousness of the violation;
(2) the history of previous violations; and
(3) any other matter justice may require.