83R2911 JSL-F
By: Kolkhorst H.B. No. 914
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reimbursement rates for certain therapy services
provided to Medicaid recipients.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 32.028, Human Resources Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (o) to read as follows:
(o) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission, in adopting reasonable rules and standards
governing the determination of rates paid for physical,
occupational, or speech therapy services under the medical
assistance program, shall ensure that providers holding the same
professional license and located in the same geographical region
are reimbursed for the provision of a particular service at an equal
rate, regardless of:
(1) the setting in which the service is provided; or
(2) whether the provider practices as a sole
practitioner or is associated with or employed by another provider.
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 September 1, 2013.