83R10414 KKR-D
By: Lucio S.B. No. 1338
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the delivery system reform incentive payment pool under
the Medicaid reform waiver.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 537, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 537.003 to read as follows:
Sec. 537.003. DELIVERY SYSTEM REFORM INCENTIVE PAYMENT
POOL. To the extent permitted under the health care transformation
and quality improvement program waiver granted under Section 1115
of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1315), the
executive commissioner by rule shall:
(1) allow performing providers to perform delivery
system reform incentive payment pool projects in more than one
regional health care partnership; and
(2) restrict regional health care partnership funding
to the regional health care partnership area to which the funding
was allocated.
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.