Bill Text: TX SB45 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a Medicaid hospital level of care waiver program for certain medically fragile individuals.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-31 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB45 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB45-Introduced.html
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| By: Zaffirini | S.B. No. 45 | |
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| relating to a Medicaid hospital level of care waiver program for | ||
| certain medically fragile individuals. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 32.0521 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 32.0521. HOSPITAL LEVEL OF CARE WAIVER PROGRAM FOR | ||
| MEDICALLY FRAGILE INDIVIDUALS. (a) The department shall apply for | ||
| a waiver under Section 1915(c) of the federal Social Security Act | ||
| (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n(c)) to provide the state with the | ||
| flexibility to provide medical assistance services outside the | ||
| scope, amount, or duration of nonwaiver services available to | ||
| medically fragile individuals who are at least 21 years of age and | ||
| who require a hospital level of care under the medical assistance | ||
| program. | ||
| (b) The waiver program under this section must include | ||
| coverage for case management services, attendant care services, | ||
| rehabilitation, respite and companion care services, private duty | ||
| nursing, medical equipment and supplies, home health care services, | ||
| and in-home support services. | ||
| (c) To ensure that services subject to this section are cost | ||
| neutral and not duplicative of other services provided under the | ||
| medical assistance program, the department shall coordinate the | ||
| provision of services subject to this section with services | ||
| provided under other federal waiver programs. | ||
| 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, 2011. | ||
