Monitor Report Medicaid 3.24


Monitor Report Medicaid 3.24
 
LegiScan Monitor Report
April 7, 2026
HB2
Priority:10 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Zerwas, J.; Nelson, J.
Status:2017-06-12 / Passed
Effective immediately
Notes:None
 
HB274
Priority:10 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to information regarding spina bifida.
Pending:In House Public Health Committee
Sponsors:Gonzales, L.
Status:2017-02-13 / Introduced
To House Public Health Committee
Notes:None
 
HB1917
Priority:10 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to contract requirements for prescription drug benefits provided by Medicaid managed care organizations.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Raymond, R.; Price, F.; Zerwas, J.; Longoria, O.; Davis, S.; Allen, A.; Alonzo, R.; Alvarado, C.; Anchia, R.; Arevalo, D.; Ashby, T.; Bernal, D.; Blanco, C.; Canales, T.; Capriglione, G.; Clardy, T.; Collier, N.; Cortez, P.; Deshotel, J.; Farrar, J.; Guerra, R.; Guillen, R.; Gutierrez, R.; Herrero, A.; Hinojosa, G.; Howard, D.; Johnson, E.; Larson, L.; Lozano, J.M.; Martinez, A.; Miller, R.; Munoz, S.; Neave Criado, V.; Nevarez, P.; Oliveira, R.; Ortega, L.; Perez, M.; Pickett, J.; Raney, J.; Reynolds, R.; Roberts, K.; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, Ju; Romero, R.; Sheffield, J.; Swanson, V.; Thompson, S.; Wu, E.; Schwertner, C.
Status:2017-06-15 / Passed
Effective immediately
Notes:None
 
HB2375
Priority:10 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to a report on cost savings attributable to the Medicaid managed care program.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Munoz, S.
Status:2017-03-27 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:atrigg: 2017/03/27 - profit sharing
 
SB1922
Priority:10 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to contract requirements for prescription drug benefits provided by Medicaid managed care organizations and a study regarding Medicaid prior authorization requirements for certain prescription drugs.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Schwertner, C.; Raymond, R.
Status:2017-05-23 / Engrossed
Placed on General State Calendar
Notes:None
 
SB1207
Priority:8 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the repeal of certain contracting requirements under the Medicaid managed care delivery model.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Schwertner, C.
Status:2017-03-22 / Introduced
No action taken in committee
Notes:None
 
HB2500
Priority:7 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the provision of Medicaid benefits under a fee-for-service delivery model.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Munoz, S.
Status:2017-03-23 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
HB2626
Priority:7 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to administrative and other expenditures by Medicaid managed care organizations.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Munoz, S.
Status:2017-04-24 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:atrigg: 2017/03/27 - how much an MCO can spend and must report
 
SB1567
Priority:7 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the reimbursement of prescription drugs under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Pending:In Senate Business & Commerce Committee
Sponsors:Kolkhorst, L.
Status:2017-03-21 / Introduced
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee
Notes:None
 
HCR58
Priority:5 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Urging Congress to provide Texas with Medicaid block grants.
Pending:In House State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Committee
Sponsors:Lozano, J.M.
Status:2017-03-30 / Introduced
To House State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Committee
Notes:None
 
SB1376
Priority:3 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to a joint interim study regarding the state's response to modifications to federal health care laws.
Pending:In House Appropriations Committee
Sponsors:Buckingham, D.
Status:2017-05-12 / Engrossed
To House Appropriations Committee
Notes:None
 
HB224
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to health benefit plan coverage of preexisting conditions.
Pending:In House Insurance Committee
Sponsors:Rodriguez, E.
Status:2017-02-13 / Introduced
To House Insurance Committee
Notes:None
 
HB292
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid in certain counties under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Pending:In House Appropriations Committee
Sponsors:Munoz, S.
Status:2017-02-13 / Introduced
To House Appropriations Committee
Notes:None
 
HB309
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the establishment of a home and community-based services program under Medicaid for certain persons with severe and persistent mental illness.
Pending:In House Public Health Committee
Sponsors:Johnson, J.
Status:2017-02-15 / Introduced
To House Public Health Committee
Notes:None
 
HB335
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to administrative and judicial review of certain Medicaid reimbursement disputes; authorizing a fee.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Collier, N.
Status:2017-02-15 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
HB490
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to health benefit plan coverage of hearing aids and cochlear implants for certain individuals.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Anderson, R.; Davis, S.; Howard, D.; Oliverson, T.; Bernal, D.; Anderson, C.; Bell, C.; Capriglione, G.; Darby, D.; Faircloth, W.; Isaac, J.; Israel, C.; Johnson, J.; Keough, M.; Metcalf, W.; Miller, R.; Minjarez, I.; Munoz, S.; Raney, J.; Roberts, K.; Swanson, V.; Thompson, E.; White, J.; Kolkhorst, L.; Garcia, S.; Hinojosa, J.; Lucio, E. Jr.
Status:2017-06-15 / Passed
Effective on 9/1/17
Notes:None
 
HB1133
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the reimbursement of prescription drugs under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Sheffield, J.; Zerwas, J.; Price, F.; Cook, B.; Raymond, R.; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Bernal, D.; Burns, D.; Cortez, P.; Darby, D.; Faircloth, W.; Guerra, R.; Koop, L.; Martinez, A.; Miller, R.; Minjarez, I.; Murphy, J.; Raney, J.; Roberts, K.; Stephenson, P.; Stucky, L.; Thompson, E.; Vandeaver, G.
Status:2017-05-03 / Engrossed
Received from the House
Notes:None
 
HB1206
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to allowing Medicaid managed care organizations to adopt their own drug formularies.
Pending:In House Appropriations Committee
Sponsors:Shaheen, M.
Status:2017-02-23 / Introduced
To House Appropriations Committee
Notes:None
 
HB1296
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to health benefit coverage for prescription drug synchronization.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Frullo, J.; Oliverson, T.; Larson, L.; Zerwas, J.; Anderson, R.; Guerra, R.; Raney, J.; Sheffield, J.; Buckingham, D.
Status:2017-06-15 / Passed
Effective on 9/1/17
Notes:None
 
HB1398
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the processing and payment of claims for reimbursement by certain providers under the Medicaid program.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Munoz, S.; Guerra, R.
Status:2017-05-01 / Introduced
Committee report sent to Calendars
Notes:None
 
HB1524
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to transparency in the rate-setting processes for the Medicaid managed care and child health plan programs.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Munoz, S.; Wu, E.
Status:2017-03-20 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
HB1629
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the development of a quality-based outcome measure for the child health plan program and Medicaid regarding certain persons with HIV.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Coleman, G.; Zaffirini, J.; Garcia, S.; Miles, B.
Status:2017-06-15 / Passed
Effective immediately
Notes:None
 
HB1768
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to care coordination under the Medicaid managed care program.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Munoz, S.
Status:2017-04-17 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
HB1769
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to information sharing among care coordinators and providers participating in the Medicaid managed care program.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Munoz, S.
Status:2017-04-24 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
HB1770
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to establishing caseload standards for certain care coordinators under the Medicaid managed care program.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Munoz, S.
Status:2017-05-01 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
HB1871
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to a person's eligibility for Medicaid.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Tinderholt, T.
Status:2017-03-09 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
HB1885
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to certain required reports prepared by state agencies and other governmental entities.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Price, F.
Status:2017-03-29 / Introduced
Referred directly to s/c on Budget Transparency and Reform by chair
Notes:None
 
HB2123
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the reimbursement of certain providers under the Medicaid program for the provision of telehealth services.
Pending:In House Public Health Committee
Sponsors:Gonzales, L.
Status:2017-03-20 / Introduced
To House Public Health Committee
Notes:None
 
HB2342
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to a study on Medicaid managed care.
Pending:In House Public Health Committee
Sponsors:Martinez, A.
Status:2017-03-20 / Introduced
To House Public Health Committee
Notes:None
 
HB2454
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the provision of a nursing facility quality-based payment incentives program and a program to increase direct care staff and wages under Medicaid.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Klick, S.; Burns, D.
Status:2017-05-11 / Introduced
Placed on General State Calendar
Notes:None
 
HB2501
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to insurance requirements for certain nonemergency medical transportation.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Phillips, L.; Creighton, C.
Status:2017-06-15 / Passed
Effective on 9/1/17
Notes:None
 
HB2570
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the creation of the legislative oversight committee on the allocation of Medicaid beds in nursing facilities.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Clardy, T.; Oliverson, T.; Vandeaver, G.
Status:2017-05-12 / Introduced
Returned to Calendars Committee
Notes:None
 
HB2590
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the administrative penalty, amelioration, and informal dispute resolution processes for providers participating in certain Medicaid waiver programs.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Raymond, R.; Zaffirini, J.
Status:2017-06-09 / Passed
Effective on 9/1/17
Notes:None
 
HB2607
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to demonstration projects to coordinate eligibility renewal and eligibility recertification for certain children in the Medicaid and child health plan programs.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Lozano, J.M.
Status:2017-03-21 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
HB2630
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the reporting of certain claims information by certain insurers and health benefit plan issuers to the Texas Department of Insurance.
Pending:In House Insurance Committee
Sponsors:Munoz, S.
Status:2017-03-21 / Introduced
To House Insurance Committee
Notes:None
 
HB2752
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the participation of speech-language pathologists as providers under the Medicaid program.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Raymond, R.
Status:2017-04-27 / Introduced
Committee report sent to Calendars
Notes:None
 
HB2801
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to contracts between Medicaid managed care organizations and certain providers of behavioral health and physical health services.
Pending:In House Public Health Committee
Sponsors:Price, F.
Status:2017-03-27 / Introduced
To House Public Health Committee
Notes:None
 
HB2864
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students.
Pending:In House Public Education Committee
Sponsors:Moody, J.
Status:2017-03-29 / Introduced
To House Public Education Committee
Notes:None
 
HB2969
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid and other health and human services programs.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Raymond, R.
Status:2017-05-09 / Introduced
Placed on General State Calendar
Notes:None
 
HB2995
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Ashby, T.; Nichols, R.
Status:2017-06-15 / Enrolled
Effective immediately
Notes:None
 
HB3146
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to a pilot program for providing services to certain children under the Medicaid medical transportation program.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Gonzalez, M.; Farrar, J.; Rodriguez, Ju
Status:2017-04-17 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
HB3151
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to demonstration projects to coordinate eligibility renewal and eligibility recertification for certain children in the Medicaid and child health plan programs.
Pending:In Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Sheffield, J.
Status:2017-05-09 / Engrossed
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
HB3288
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the reimbursement of prescription drugs under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Pending:In House Appropriations Committee
Sponsors:Klick, S.
Status:2017-03-28 / Introduced
To House Appropriations Committee
Notes:None
 
HB3292
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the continuation of medical assistance for certain individuals.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Klick, S.; Guillen, R.; Uresti, T.; Anderson, C.; Collier, N.; Hinojosa, J.
Status:2017-06-15 / Passed
Effective on 9/1/17
Notes:None
 
HB3295
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the delivery of certain Medicaid services to certain persons.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Klick, S.; Kolkhorst, L.
Status:2017-06-15 / Passed
Effective on 9/1/17
Notes:None
 
HB3317
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.
Pending:In House Public Health Committee
Sponsors:Moody, J.
Status:2017-04-04 / Introduced
To House Public Health Committee
Notes:None
 
HB3398
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Darby, D.; Perry, C.
Status:2017-06-12 / Enrolled
Effective immediately
Notes:None
 
HB3493
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid in certain counties under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Pending:In House Appropriations Committee
Sponsors:Alvarado, C.
Status:2017-04-03 / Introduced
To House Appropriations Committee
Notes:None
 
HB3516
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to reimbursement of health care providers under Medicaid.
Pending:In House Public Health Committee
Sponsors:Gervin-Hawkins, B.; Oliverson, T.
Status:2017-03-31 / Introduced
To House Public Health Committee
Notes:None
 
HB3596
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission's strategy for managing audit resources, including procedures for auditing and collecting payments from Medicaid managed care organizations.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Munoz, S.
Status:2017-03-30 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
HB3634
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the amendment of the Texas Health Care Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver.
Pending:In House Public Health Committee
Sponsors:Bonnen, G.
Status:2017-04-18 / Introduced
To House Public Health Committee
Notes:None
 
HB3732
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to prescription drug benefits under the Medicaid program.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Raymond, R.; Zerwas, J.; Davis, S.; Price, F.; Longoria, O.
Status:2017-03-20 / Introduced
Withdrawn from schedule
Notes:None
 
HB3847
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to guardianships, substitutes for guardianships, and durable powers of attorney for persons with disabilities or who are incapacitated.
Pending:In House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
Sponsors:Farrar, J.
Status:2017-03-30 / Introduced
To House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
Notes:None
 
HB3962
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to provide certain therapy services under the Medicaid program to children with disabilities.
Pending:In House Appropriations Committee
Sponsors:Uresti, T.
Status:2017-04-03 / Introduced
To House Appropriations Committee
Notes:None
 
HB3982
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the Medicaid program, including the administration and operation of the Medicaid managed care program.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Raymond, R.; Guerra, R.
Status:2017-05-10 / Introduced
Placed on General State Calendar
Notes:None
 
HB4083
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to trauma screening for certain children and trauma-informed care training for certain providers participating in the Medicaid managed care program.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Miller, R.
Status:2017-04-03 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
HB4096
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to improving the care of, and increasing opportunities for, children and adolescents with physical and developmental disabilities.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Klick, S.
Status:2017-04-03 / Introduced
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
HB4115
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the establishment of a home and community support services improvement pilot program under the Medicaid managed care program.
Pending:In House Public Health Committee
Sponsors:Longoria, O.
Status:2017-03-31 / Introduced
To House Public Health Committee
Notes:None
 
HB4179
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to establishing a program to allow school districts to assist certain children attending public schools in maintaining their Medicaid and child health plan program eligibility.
Pending:In House Public Education Committee
Sponsors:Perez, M.
Status:2017-03-31 / Introduced
To House Public Education Committee
Notes:None
 
HB4212
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the renewal of the Texas Health Care Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver under Medicaid.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Coleman, G.
Status:2017-05-10 / Introduced
Placed on General State Calendar
Notes:None
 
HB4214
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to Medicaid funding in this state, including the federal government's participation in that funding.
Pending:In House Appropriations Committee
Sponsors:Coleman, G.
Status:2017-04-04 / Introduced
To House Appropriations Committee
Notes:None
 
HB4218
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to health benefit plan coverage in this state.
Pending:In House Insurance Committee
Sponsors:Coleman, G.
Status:2017-04-04 / Introduced
To House Insurance Committee
Notes:None
 
SB74
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the provision of certain behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and their families under a contract with a managed care organization.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Nelson, J.; Uresti, C.; Watson, K.; Price, F.
Status:2017-06-09 / Passed
Effective immediately
Notes:None
 
SB293
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the proof required to impose payment holds in certain cases of alleged fraud by Medicaid providers.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Hinojosa, J.; Schwertner, C.; Creighton, C.
Status:2017-05-10 / Engrossed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Notes:None
 
SB552
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to health benefit plan coverage of hearing aids and cochlear implants for certain individuals.
Pending:In Senate Business & Commerce Committee
Sponsors:Kolkhorst, L.; Garcia, S.
Status:2017-02-21 / Introduced
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee
Notes:None
 
SB697
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to health benefit coverage for prescription drug synchronization.
Pending:In House Insurance Committee
Sponsors:Buckingham, D.; Campbell, D.; Estes, C.; Schwertner, C.; Perry, C.; West, R.; Zaffirini, J.
Status:2017-05-09 / Engrossed
To House Insurance Committee
Notes:None
 
SB699
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the establishment of a kinship caregiver navigator program by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Pending:In Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Watson, K.
Status:2017-02-15 / Introduced
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
SB894
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to auditing and verification of information under certain health and human services programs, including the collection of certain payments following an investigation.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Buckingham, D.; Munoz, S.; Raymond, R.; Guerra, R.; Guillen, R.
Status:2017-06-15 / Passed
Effective on 9/1/17
Notes:None
 
SB922
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the reimbursement of certain providers under the Medicaid program for the provision of telehealth services.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Buckingham, D.; Gonzales, L.
Status:2017-06-09 / Passed
Effective on 9/1/17
Notes:None
 
SB932
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the licensing of, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission's duties with respect to, and the administrative penalties for certain long-term care facilities.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Schwertner, C.; Price, F.
Status:2017-05-19 / Engrossed
Committee report sent to Calendars
Notes:None
 
SB933
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the licensing of, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission's duties with respect to, and the administrative penalties for home and community support services agencies.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Schwertner, C.; Hinojosa, J.; Klick, S.
Status:2017-05-19 / Engrossed
Committee report sent to Calendars
Notes:None
 
SB1132
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the temporary continuation of medical assistance for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Pending:In Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Hinojosa, J.
Status:2017-03-07 / Introduced
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
SB1174
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the provision of prosthetic devices for certain recipients under Medicaid.
Pending:In Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Hinojosa, J.
Status:2017-05-03 / Introduced
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
SB1414
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to a recipient's disenrollment from a Medicaid managed care plan.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Schwertner, C.
Status:2017-05-19 / Engrossed
Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Notes:None
 
SB1429
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.
Pending:In Senate Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Committee
Sponsors:Perry, C.
Status:2017-04-10 / Introduced
To Senate Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Committee
Notes:None
 
SB1462
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the creation and operation of certain local health care provider participation programs.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Hinojosa, J.; Lucio, E. Jr.; Lucio, E. III
Status:2017-06-09 / Enrolled
Effective immediately
Notes:None
 
SB1543
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county of a portion of the value of the residence homestead of a physician who provides health care services for which the physician agrees not to seek payment from any source, including the Medicaid program or otherwise from this state or the federal government, to indigent residents of the county.
Pending:In Senate Finance Committee
Sponsors:West, R.
Status:2017-04-03 / Introduced
To Senate Finance Committee
Notes:None
 
SB1554
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to establishing a Federal Medicaid Funding and Reform Waivers Legislative Oversight Committee.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Kolkhorst, L.; Zerwas, J.
Status:2017-05-17 / Engrossed
Committee report sent to Calendars
Notes:None
 
SB1568
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the filing of certain actions involving preauthorized medical care or health care services in the Medicaid program.
Pending:In Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Hinojosa, J.
Status:2017-03-21 / Introduced
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
SB1697
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the establishment of a multi-stakeholder advisory committee on health literacy.
Pending:In Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Lucio, E. Jr.
Status:2017-03-22 / Introduced
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
SB1769
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to a pilot program for providing services to certain children under the Medicaid medical transportation program.
Pending:In Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Miles, B.
Status:2017-03-23 / Introduced
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
SB1776
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the administration and operation of the Medicaid program in a managed care model.
Pending:In Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Hinojosa, J.
Status:2017-03-23 / Introduced
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
SB1787
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the functions and administration of the Health and Human Services Commission and the commission's office of inspector general in relation to fraud, waste, and abuse in health and human services.
Pending:In House Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Hinojosa, J.; Schwertner, C.; Birdwell, B.; Campbell, D.; Garcia, S.; Nelson, J.
Status:2017-05-05 / Engrossed
To House Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
SB1927
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to requiring the Health and Human Services Commission to evaluate and implement changes to the Medicaid and child health plan programs to make the programs more cost-effective, increase competition among providers, and improve health outcomes for recipients.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Kolkhorst, L.; Raymond, R.
Status:2017-05-18 / Engrossed
Committee report sent to Calendars
Notes:None
 
SB2087
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the creation of a temporary health insurance risk pool.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Hancock, K.; Phillips, L.
Status:2017-06-12 / Passed
Effective immediately
Notes:None
 
SB2126
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the development of a quality-based outcome measure for the child health plan program and Medicaid regarding certain persons with HIV.
Pending:In Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Zaffirini, J.
Status:2017-03-28 / Introduced
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
SB2177
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to transition planning for a public school student enrolled in a special education program.
Pending:In Senate Education Committee
Sponsors:Zaffirini, J.
Status:2017-03-29 / Introduced
To Senate Education Committee
Notes:None
 
SB2214
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to state fiscal matters related to health and human services and state agencies administering health and human services programs.
Pending:In Senate Finance Committee
Sponsors:Schwertner, C.
Status:2017-03-29 / Introduced
To Senate Finance Committee
Notes:None
 
SB2222
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to insurance requirements for certain nonemergency medical transportation.
Pending:In Senate Business & Commerce Committee
Sponsors:Creighton, C.
Status:2017-03-29 / Introduced
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee
Notes:None
 
SB2223
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to Medicaid funding in this state, including the federal government's participation in that funding.
Pending:In Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Rodriguez, Jo
Status:2017-03-29 / Introduced
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
SB2226
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Relating to the renewal of the Texas Health Care Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver under Medicaid.
Pending:In Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Sponsors:Rodriguez, Jo
Status:2017-03-29 / Introduced
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee
Notes:None
 
SCR24
Priority:0 / 10
Clients:Not Assigned
Summary:Urging the United States Congress to continue joint federal-state funding of Texas Medicaid while transferring administration of the program to the Texas Legislature.
Pending:N/A
Sponsors:Perry, C.; Klick, S.
Status:2017-05-12 / Introduced
Committee report sent to Calendars
Notes:None
 
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