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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report regarding certain residential and |
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nonresidential services provided to individuals with an |
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intellectual or developmental disability. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. In this Act, "commission" means the Health and |
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Human Services Commission. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 1, 2024, the |
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commission shall prepare and submit to the legislature a written |
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report regarding state and federally-funded residential and |
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nonresidential services provided: |
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(1) under the home and community-based services (HCS) |
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waiver program; |
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(2) under the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver |
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program; and |
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(3) by intermediate care facilities licensed under |
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Chapter 252, Health and Safety Code. |
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(b) The report required under this section must: |
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(1) analyze the average monthly cost to the state per |
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person disaggregated by level of need for services provided to |
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individuals: |
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(A) residing in state-operated and privately |
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operated intermediate care facilities licensed under Chapter 252, |
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Health and Safety Code, disaggregated by facility size for |
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privately operated facilities; |
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(B) under the home and community-based services |
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(HCS) waiver program; and |
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(C) under the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver |
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program; |
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(2) compare the severity of need for individuals |
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across settings; and |
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(3) include, based on data from the previous biennium: |
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(A) the total number of individuals, |
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disaggregated by level of need, who transitioned from |
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state-operated intermediate care facilities licensed under Chapter |
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252, Health and Safety Code, to receiving services under the home |
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and community-based services (HCS) waiver program; and |
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(B) the average monthly cost of services under |
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the home and community-based services (HCS) waiver program for |
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individuals described by Paragraph (A). |
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SECTION 3. This Act expires September 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |