86R14476 SRA-D
By: Rose H.B. No. 3523
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to educational requirements for hospital case managers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 241.013 to read as follows:
Sec. 241.013. HOSPITAL CASE MANAGERS. (a) In this section,
"hospital case manager" means a person who provides health care
coordination, utilization review, discharge planning, and other
services to meet the health care needs of a patient in a hospital.
(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish
educational requirements for hospital case managers who are
employed by or are providing services to a hospital. The rules at a
minimum must require a hospital case manager to:
(1) hold a license issued under Chapter 301,
Occupations Code; or
(2) have a master's degree from an accredited
institution of higher education.
(c) The commission shall ensure compliance with the
requirements established under Subsection (b).
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt
the rules necessary to implement Section 241.013, Health and Safety
Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.