By: Coleman H.B. No. 3839
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to home and community support services licensing
requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 142.003(a)(19), Health and Safety Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(19) a person that provides home health, hospice,
habilitation, or personal assistance services only to persons
receiving benefits under:
(A) the home and community-based services (HCS)
waiver program;
(B) the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver program;
(C) the STAR + PLUS or other Medicaid managed
care program under the program's HCS or TxHmL certification; or
(D) the Intellectual and developmental
disabilities habilitative specialized services (IHSS)program;
(E) Section 534.152, Government Code; or
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.