Bill Text: TX SB2088 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the reimbursement of rural hospitals in the Texas Medicaid program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-28 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB2088 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB2088-Introduced.html
2017S0406-T 03/06/17 | ||
By: Perry | S.B. No. 2088 |
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relating to the reimbursement of rural hospitals in the Texas | ||
Medicaid program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 1, Health and Safety Code, | ||
Chapter 533, Section 533.002 is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 533.002. PURPOSE. The commission shall implement the | ||
Medicaid managed care program by contracting with managed care | ||
organizations in a manner that, to the extent possible: | ||
(1) improves the health of Texans by: | ||
(A) emphasizing prevention; | ||
(B) promoting continuity of care; and | ||
(C) providing a medical home for recipients; | ||
(2) ensures that each recipient receives high quality, | ||
comprehensive health care services in the recipient's local | ||
community; | ||
(3) encourages the training of and access to primary | ||
care physicians and providers; | ||
(4) maximizes cooperation with existing public health | ||
entities, including local departments of health; | ||
(5) provides incentives to managed care organizations | ||
to improve the quality of health care services for recipients by | ||
providing value-added services; [ |
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(6) reduces administrative and other nonfinancial | ||
barriers for recipients in obtaining health care services; and | ||
(7) provides for reimbursement to rural hospitals as | ||
defined in the Texas Medicaid program on a per individual hospital | ||
cost basis using payment methodology established by the commission | ||
that assures rural hospitals recover allowable cost incurred to | ||
provide services to Medicaid beneficiaries. The commission may | ||
directly reimburse rural hospitals or contract with managed care | ||
organizations to process reimbursement payments however contracts | ||
associated with managed care organizations must allow for full pass | ||
through of allowable cost reimbursement to rural hospitals. | ||
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, 2017. |