By: West S.B. No. 1813
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the transfer to the state of certain county public funds
by certain counties for the purpose of providing the state share of
Disproportionate Share Hospital payments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 32.0283 to read as follows:
Sec. 32.0283. TRANSFER OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR DISPROPORTIONATE
SHARE HOSPITAL PROGRAM. A county that has a public or private
hospital that is eligible to receive funds under the Medicaid
Disproportionate Share Hospital program under 42 U.S.C. Section
1396r-4 administered by the Health and Human Services Commission
must transfer four percent of that county's general revenue levy to
the commission for the purpose of supplying the state share of
Disproportionate Share Hospital payments unless the county or
hospital district within the county has transferred public funds to
the commission for the purpose.
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.