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AN ACT
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relating to reimbursement for home telemonitoring services under |
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Medicaid. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.02176, Government Code, as amended |
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by S.B. No. 219, Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, |
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2015, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.02176. EXPIRATION OF MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR |
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PROVISION OF HOME TELEMONITORING SERVICES. Notwithstanding any |
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other law, the commission may not reimburse providers under |
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Medicaid for the provision of home telemonitoring services on or |
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after September 1, 2019 [2015]. |
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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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3519 was passed by the House on May |
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12, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3519 on May 28, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3519 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |