83R4600 ADM-D
By: Isaac H.B. No. 1225
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reimbursement of certain providers of durable medical
equipment and supplies under the Medicaid program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 32.0314, Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 32.0314. REIMBURSEMENT FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
AND SUPPLIES. The executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission shall adopt rules requiring that:
(1) a provider of durable medical equipment and
supplies under the medical assistance program whose principal
office is not located in this state be reimbursed at a rate equal to
85 percent of the rate established for a provider whose principal
office is located in this state; and
(2) [the electronic submission of] any claim for
reimbursement for durable medical equipment and supplies under the
medical assistance program be electronically submitted.
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, 2013.