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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of federally qualified health centers |
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for certain grants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.017, Health and Safety Code, as |
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amended by Chapter 127 (S.B. 526), Acts of the 81st Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2009, is reenacted and amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.017. FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. (a) |
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Subject to Subsection (b), the [The] department may make grants to |
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establish new or expand existing facilities and to support new or |
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expanded services at facilities that can qualify as federally |
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qualified health centers, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section |
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1396d(l)(2)(B), in this state, including: |
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(1) planning grants; |
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(2) development grants; |
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(3) capital improvement grants; and |
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(4) grants for transitional operating support. |
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(b) The department may only make a grant to establish or |
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expand a facility under Subsection (a) to a facility that provides |
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or will provide mental health services. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2011. |