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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the regulation of certain long-term care facilities. [HB-2766]
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Relating to the regulation of certain long-term care facilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Toni Rose
Placed On Intent Calendar on 05/24/2017
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HELLPP Act Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act [HB-1542]
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HELLPP Act Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act This bill adds podiatrists as covered physicians under the Medicaid program. Documentation requirements related to Medicare coverage of therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes are revised. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to subject payments made to a Medicaid provider or supplier to a continuing levy for federal taxes owed by the provider or supplier.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Relating to the repeal of certain contracting requirements under the Medicaid managed care delivery model. [SB-1207]
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Relating to the repeal of certain contracting requirements under the Medicaid managed care delivery model.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles J. Schwertner
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/22/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the participation of speech-language pathologists as providers under the Medicaid program. [HB-2752]
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Relating to the participation of speech-language pathologists as providers under the Medicaid program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Pena Raymond
Committee Report Distributed on 04/27/2017
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Relating to the provision of prosthetic devices for certain recipients under Medicaid. [SB-1174]
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Relating to the provision of prosthetic devices for certain recipients under Medicaid.
Sponsored by: Sen. Juan Hinojosa
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 05/03/2017
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Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy. [HB-2599]
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Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard
Read First Time on 03/27/2017
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Relating to administrative and other expenditures by Medicaid managed care organizations. [HB-2626]
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Relating to administrative and other expenditures by Medicaid managed care organizations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sergio Munoz
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/24/2017
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Relating to demonstration projects to coordinate eligibility renewal and eligibility recertification for certain children in the Medicaid and child health plan programs. [HB-2607]
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Relating to demonstration projects to coordinate eligibility renewal and eligibility recertification for certain children in the Medicaid and child health plan programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. J. M. Lozano
Read First Time on 03/21/2017
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Relating to the administrative penalty, amelioration, and informal dispute resolution processes for providers participating in certain Medicaid waiver programs. [HB-2590]
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Relating to the administrative penalty, amelioration, and informal dispute resolution processes for providers participating in certain Medicaid waiver programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Pena Raymond
Effective On 9/1/17 on 06/09/2017
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Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act [HB-1469]
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Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act This bill establishes within the legislative branch the Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission to review certain means-tested welfare programs. A "means-tested welfare program" is any federal program that is designed to specifically provide assistance or benefits exclusively to low-income Americans. The bill specifies several programs that are either considered or not considered means-tested welfare programs for the purpose of this bill. The commission must identify changes in law to structure
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/23/2017
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Relating to the creation of the legislative oversight committee on the allocation of Medicaid beds in nursing facilities. [HB-2570]
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Relating to the creation of the legislative oversight committee on the allocation of Medicaid beds in nursing facilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gary Vandeaver
Placed On Local, Consent, And Res. Calendar on 05/12/2017
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To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. [HB-1436]
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To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The bill increases funding for community health centers. The Department of Health and Human Services may not collect fees or make payments under the transitional reinsurance program. The bill makes appropriations for grants to states to address substance abuse or urgent mental health needs. This bill amends the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/10/2017
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Increasing State Flexibility in Care Coordination for the Most Vulnerable Act of 2017 [HB-1389]
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Increasing State Flexibility in Care Coordination for the Most Vulnerable Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program to require enrollment with a managed care entity as a condition of Medicaid enrollment with respect to individuals who: (1) are younger than 19 years of age and have certain special needs, or (2) are dually eligible for Medicare.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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Requiring Individual Responsibility in Medicaid Act of 2017 [HB-1381]
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Requiring Individual Responsibility in Medicaid Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program to impose a work requirement as a condition of eligibility. A program may not apply such a requirement to: (1) a pregnant woman, (2) the sole parent or caretaker of either a child younger than age 6 or a child with disabilities, or (3) an individual younger than age 20 who is married or head of a household and either attends secondary school or participates in employment-related education.
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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MACPAC Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1395]
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MACPAC Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions related to the duties, membership, and conflict-of-interest policies of the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. [S.554]
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A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The bill increases funding for community health centers. The Department of Health and Human Services may not make payments under the transitional reinsurance program. The bill makes appropriations for grants to states to address substance abuse or urgent mental health needs. This bill amends the Internal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/07/2017
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing coverage for nonemergency transportation under Medicaid. [HB-1394]
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing coverage for nonemergency transportation under Medicaid. This bill: (1) repeals the regulatory requirement for a state Medicaid program to ensure necessary transportation to and from providers, and (2) specifies that title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act does not require a program to provide such transportation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the provision of Medicaid benefits under a fee-for-service delivery model. [HB-2500]
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Relating to the provision of Medicaid benefits under a fee-for-service delivery model.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sergio Munoz
Read First Time on 03/23/2017
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Relating to the content of an application for Medicaid and coverage for certain services related to maternal depression under the Medicaid and child health plan programs. [HB-2466]
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Relating to the content of an application for Medicaid and coverage for certain services related to maternal depression under the Medicaid and child health plan programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Huffman
Signed By The Governor on 06/15/2017
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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. [HB-2454]
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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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dewayne C. Burns
Placed On General State Calendar on 05/11/2017