88R10198 KKR-D
By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 2188
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the determination of fees, charges, and rates for
professional services under Medicaid.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 32.028(b), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The fee, charge, or rate for a professional service is
the usual and customary:
(1) fee the provider predominantly charges the general
public for the same or similar service; or
(2) [,] charge [,] or commercial rate that prevails in
the community.
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 September 1, 2023.