88R10651 MM-F
By: Lujan H.B. No. 2932
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of and funding for additional program
of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) sites; making an
appropriation.
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 32.0534 to read as follows:
Sec. 32.0534. ADDITIONAL PACE PROGRAM SITES. (a) The
commission shall establish three PACE program sites that are in
addition to the PACE program sites operating before September 1,
2023. Each of the additional sites must:
(1) have capacity to serve a maximum of 300 program
slots; and
(2) be administered by an entity with available
facility space and demonstrated administrative capacity.
(b) A PACE program site established under Subsection (a)
must:
(1) support the goals of:
(A) increased access to health care services;
(B) options for eligible individuals; and
(C) improved public health outcomes;
(2) comply with Section 32.053 and all regulatory
requirements; and
(3) be approved as a provider agency by the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(c) If money appropriated by the legislature to the
commission for purposes of this section is insufficient to fund the
additional slots described by Subsection (a) for a state fiscal
biennium, the executive commissioner shall submit a written request
to the Legislative Budget Board and the governor for approval to
transfer money appropriated to the commission for the biennium for
other purposes to fund the additional slots. The request is
considered approved unless the Legislative Budget Board or the
governor issues a written disapproval of the request not later than
the 30th business day after the date Legislative Budget Board staff
conclude a review of the request and forward the review to the chair
of the house appropriations committee, the chair of the senate
finance committee, the speaker of the house of representatives, and
the lieutenant governor. Any request for additional information
the Legislative Budget Board makes tolls the counting of the 30
business days.
(d) On the request of the commission, the Legislative Budget
Board, or the governor, a PACE program provider shall provide
information related to the provider's actual costs, caseloads, and
services for purposes of this section.
SECTION 2. The amount of $16.48 million is appropriated
from the general revenue fund to the Health and Human Services
Commission for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023,
for the purpose of establishing additional program of all-inclusive
care for the elderly (PACE) sites in accordance with Section
32.0534, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.