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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of the Medicaid Waiver Legislative |
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Oversight Committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.172 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.172. MEDICAID WAIVER LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT |
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COMMITTEE. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Committee" means the Medicaid Waiver Legislative |
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Oversight Committee established under this section. |
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(2) "Section 1115 waiver" means the Texas Healthcare |
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Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver under |
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Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section |
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1315). |
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(b) The Medicaid Waiver Legislative Oversight Committee is |
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created to oversee and advise the commission regarding the Section |
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1115 waiver and the commission's negotiations with the Centers for |
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Medicare and Medicaid Services or other appropriate federal agency |
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to renew the waiver, including the extension or renewal of the |
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uncompensated care pool and the transition plan for the delivery |
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system that will succeed the Delivery System Reform Incentive |
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Payment (DSRIP) program. |
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(c) The committee is composed of eight members, as follows: |
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(1) four members of the senate, appointed by the |
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lieutenant governor; and |
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(2) four members of the house of representatives, |
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appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. |
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(d) A member of the committee serves at the pleasure of the |
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appointing official. |
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(e) The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives shall each designate a co-chair from among the |
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committee members. |
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(f) A member of the committee may not receive compensation |
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for serving on the committee but is entitled to reimbursement for |
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travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the |
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business of the committee as provided by the General Appropriations |
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Act. |
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(g) The committee shall: |
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(1) oversee the Section 1115 waiver and facilitate the |
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design and development of the renewed waiver; |
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(2) meet at the call of the co-chairs; and |
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(3) research, take public testimony, and issue reports |
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requested by the lieutenant governor or speaker of the house of |
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representatives. |
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(h) The committee may request reports and other information |
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from the commission. |
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(i) The committee shall use existing staff of the senate, |
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the house of representatives, and the Texas Legislative Council to |
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assist the committee in performing its duties under this section. |
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(j) On September 1, 2023, the committee is abolished and |
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this section expires. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than October 1, 2019, the lieutenant |
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governor and the speaker of the house of representatives shall |
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appoint the members of the Medicaid Waiver Legislative Oversight |
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Committee as required by Section 531.172(c), Government Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |