Bill Text: TX SB1401 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the eligibility of certain providers of laboratory services to participate in programs administered by health and human services agencies or the Health and Human Services Commission.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective immediately [SB1401 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB1401-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 1401 | ||
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| relating to the eligibility of certain providers of laboratory | ||
| services to participate in programs administered by health and | ||
| human services agencies or the Health and Human Services | ||
| Commission. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 531.066 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 531.066. PARTICIPATION OF DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY | ||
| SERVICE PROVIDERS IN CERTAIN PROGRAMS. Notwithstanding any other | ||
| law, a diagnostic laboratory may participate as an in-state | ||
| provider under any program administered by a health and human | ||
| services agency or the commission that involves diagnostic | ||
| laboratory services, regardless of the location where any specific | ||
| service is performed or where the laboratory's facilities are | ||
| located if: | ||
| (1) the laboratory or an entity that is a parent, | ||
| subsidiary, or other affiliate of the laboratory maintains | ||
| diagnostic laboratory operations in this state; | ||
| (2) the laboratory and each entity that is a parent, | ||
| subsidiary, or other affiliate of the laboratory, individually or | ||
| collectively, employ at least 1,000 persons at places of employment | ||
| located in this state; and | ||
| (3) the laboratory is otherwise qualified to provide | ||
| the services under the program and is not prohibited from | ||
| participating as a provider under any benefits programs | ||
| administered by a health and human services agency or the | ||
| commission based on conduct that constitutes fraud, waste, or | ||
| abuse. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1401 passed the Senate on | ||
| May 1, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1401 passed the House on | ||
| May 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, one | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
