Bill Text: TX HB3136 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to greater flexibility over the administration and operation of the Medicaid program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-13 - Left pending in committee [HB3136 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB3136-Introduced.html
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By: Shelton | H.B. No. 3136 |
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relating to greater flexibility over the administration and | ||
operation of the Medicaid program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission | ||
shall identify changes to the administration and operation of the | ||
Medicaid program that would increase efficiency and reduce program | ||
costs borne by this state if implemented, but that the commission | ||
cannot implement because of restrictions under federal law. The | ||
commission shall actively pursue a waiver or other authorization | ||
from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to | ||
implement those changes to the extent permitted by the laws of this | ||
state. | ||
(b) In addition to any changes with respect to which the | ||
Health and Human Services Commission pursues a waiver or other | ||
authorization under Subsection (a) of this section, the commission | ||
shall actively seek from appropriate federal governmental | ||
entities: | ||
(1) flexibility with respect to the Medicaid | ||
maintenance of effort requirements specified in the Patient | ||
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148) as amended | ||
by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. | ||
No. 111-152) to allow the commission to modify eligibility criteria | ||
as necessary to maintain control of rising Medicaid costs; | ||
(2) flexibility with respect to the benefits provided | ||
to recipients under the Medicaid program; and | ||
(3) authorization to impose nominal copayments for | ||
Medicaid services to encourage Medicaid recipients to take | ||
responsibility for health care decision-making, allow recipients | ||
to have greater ownership over their health care, and modify | ||
recipients' behaviors that result in inappropriate use of services. | ||
SECTION 2. 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, 2011. |