By: Guerra, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Watson)	H.B. No. 3519
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2015;
	May 13, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Health
	and Human Services; May 22, 2015, reported adversely, with
	favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8,
	Nays 1; May 22, 2015, sent to printer.)
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	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3519	By:  Zaffirini

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to reimbursement for home telemonitoring services under
	Medicaid.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 531.02176, Government Code, as amended
	by S.B. No. 219, Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session,
	2015, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 531.02176.  EXPIRATION OF MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR
	PROVISION OF HOME TELEMONITORING SERVICES.  Notwithstanding any
	other law, the commission may not reimburse providers under
	Medicaid for the provision of home telemonitoring services on or
	after September 1, 2019 [2015].
	SECTION 2.  If before implementing any provision of this Act
	a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
	federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
	the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
	authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
	waiver or authorization is granted.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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