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AN ACT
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relating to the deduction from applied income of compensation paid |
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to guardians of certain Medicaid recipients. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1155.202(a), Estates Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title and to |
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the extent permitted by federal law, a court that appoints a |
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guardian for a recipient of medical assistance who has applied |
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income may order the following to be deducted as an additional |
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personal needs allowance in the computation of the recipient's |
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applied income in accordance with Section 32.02451, Human Resources |
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Code: |
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(1) compensation to the guardian in an amount not to |
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exceed $250 [$175] per month; |
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(2) costs directly related to establishing or |
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terminating the guardianship, not to exceed $1,000 except as |
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provided by Subsection (b); and |
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(3) other administrative costs related to the |
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guardianship, not to exceed $1,000 during any three-year period. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a |
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guardianship created before, on, or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1784 passed the Senate on |
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April 17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1784 passed the House on |
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May 16, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 1, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |