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AN ACT
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relating to the submission of certain reports by the Health and |
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Human Services Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.06021(b), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The [Not later than the 30th day after the last day of |
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each state fiscal quarter, the] commission shall submit to the |
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governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and each standing |
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legislative committee with primary jurisdiction over Medicaid a |
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semiannual report containing, for the preceding six-month period |
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[most recent state fiscal quarter], the following information and |
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data related to access to care for Medicaid recipients receiving |
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benefits under the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver |
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program: |
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(1) enrollment in the Medicaid buy-in for children |
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program implemented under Section 531.02444; |
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(2) requests relating to interest list placements |
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under Section 531.0601; |
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(3) use of the Medicaid escalation help line |
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established under Section 533.00253, if the help line was |
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operational during the applicable six-month period [state fiscal |
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quarter]; |
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(4) use of, requests for, and outcomes of the external |
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medical review procedure established under Section 531.024164; and |
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(5) complaints relating to the medically dependent |
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children (MDCP) waiver program, categorized by disposition. |
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SECTION 2. Section 32.155(e), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) The commission shall [may] submit the report required |
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under Subsection (d) with the report required under Section |
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536.008, Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 255.005, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 255.005. REPORT. (a) The Health and Human Services |
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Commission [department] shall assess and evaluate the |
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effectiveness of the quality assurance early warning system and |
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shall report its findings annually to the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives. |
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(b) The Health and Human Services Commission shall submit |
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the report required under this section with the report required |
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under Section 536.008, Government Code. |
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SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3265 was passed by the House on May 6, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 112, Nays 22, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3265 on May 25, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 114, Nays 25, |
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3 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3265 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 23, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays |
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5. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |