Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1541 Compare Versions

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1		-	84R14917 EES-D
2		-	By: Burkett, Turner of Harris, Rose H.B. No. 1541
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1541:
4		-	By: Raymond C.S.H.B. No. 1541
	1	+	By: Burkett, Turner of Harris, Rose, H.B. No. 1541
	2	+	King of Taylor, Guillen
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7	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	6		AN ACT
9		-	relating to peer specialists, peer services, and the provision of
	7	+	rela
	8	+	ting to peer specialists, peer services, and the provision of
10	9		those services under the medical assistance program.
11	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	11		SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
13	12		amended by adding Section 531.0999 to read as follows:
14	13		Sec. 531.0999. PEER SPECIALISTS. With input from peer
15	14		specialists, state-approved organizations that certify peer
16	15		specialists, and other relevant stakeholders, the commission shall
17	16		develop and the executive commissioner shall adopt:
18	17		(1) rules that establish training requirements for
19	18		peer specialists so that they are able to provide services to
20	19		persons with mental illness and services to persons with substance
21	20		use conditions;
22	21		(2) rules that establish certification and
23	22		supervision requirements for peer specialists;
24	23		(3) rules that define the scope of services that peer
25	24		specialists may provide;
26	25		(4) rules that distinguish peer services from other
27	26		services that a person must hold a license to provide; and
28	27		(5) any other rules necessary to protect the health
29	28		and safety of persons receiving peer services.
30	29		SECTION 2. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended
31	30		by adding Subsections (nn) and (oo) to read as follows:
32		-	(nn) The ~~department~~ in its rules and standards governing the
	31	+	(nn) The commission in its rules and standards governing the
33	32		scope of services provided under the medical assistance program
34	33		shall include peer services provided by certified peer specialists
35	34		to the extent permitted by federal law.
36		-	(oo) The ~~department~~ shall establish a separate provider
	35	+	(oo) The commission shall establish a separate provider
37	36		type for peer specialists for purposes of enrollment as providers
38	37		of and reimbursement under the medical assistance program.
39	38		SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date
40	39		of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
41	40		Services Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section
42	41		531.0999, Government Code, as added by this Act.
43	42		SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date
44	43		of this Act, the Health and Human Services Commission shall
45	44		establish and implement a separate provider type for peer
46	45		specialists as required by Section 32.024(oo), Human Resources
47	46		Code, as added by this Act.
48	47		SECTION 5. If before implementing any provision of this Act
49	48		a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
50	49		federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
51	50		the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
52	51		authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
53	52		waiver or authorization is granted.
54	53		SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
55	54		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
56	55		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
57	56		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
58	57		Act takes effect September 1, 2015.