Bill Text: TX SB2138 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to the administration and operation of Medicaid.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective immediately [SB2138 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2138-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to the administration and operation of Medicaid.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective immediately [SB2138 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2138-Introduced.html
By: Hinojosa | S.B. No. 2138 | |
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relating to authority of the Health and Human Services Commission | ||
to retain portion of appropriated funds to pay for implementation | ||
of certain health care programs under the Medicaid program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 531.021135 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 531.021135. AUTHORITY TO RETAIN PORTION OF FUNDS TO PAY | ||
FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. | ||
(a) The commission may retain and spend as provided by general | ||
appropriation an amount not to exceed one percent of the funds | ||
received for the operation of Section 1115 waiver programs and | ||
directed payment programs as authorized by federal law, as well as | ||
any successor programs as determined by the commission, to pay for | ||
implementation of those health care programs. | ||
(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to | ||
implement this section. | ||
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 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, 2019. |