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| 1 | 1 | 89R3807 AND-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 1719 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the provision of personal assistance services under the | |
| 10 | 10 | community living assistance and support services (CLASS) waiver | |
| 11 | 11 | program. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Chapter 546, Government Code, as effective | |
| 14 | 14 | April 1, 2025, is amended by adding Subchapter J-1 to read as | |
| 15 | 15 | follows: | |
| 16 | 16 | SUBCHAPTER J-1. COMMUNITY LIVING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES | |
| 17 | 17 | (CLASS) WAIVER PROGRAM | |
| 18 | 18 | Sec. 546.0471. PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES. To the extent | |
| 19 | 19 | allowed by federal law, the commission shall allow personal | |
| 20 | 20 | assistance services to be provided to a recipient under the | |
| 21 | 21 | community living assistance and support services (CLASS) Medicaid | |
| 22 | 22 | waiver program at any time during a 24-hour period. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act | |
| 24 | 24 | a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a | |
| 25 | 25 | federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, | |
| 26 | 26 | the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or | |
| 27 | 27 | authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the | |
| 28 | 28 | waiver or authorization is granted. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |