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TX Govt Code § 531.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.091. Integrated Benefits Issuance

Sec. 531.091.  INTEGRATED BENEFITS ISSUANCE.  (a)  The commission may develop and implement a method to consolidate, to the extent possible, recipient identification and benefits issuance for the commission and health and human services agencies if the commission determines that the implementation would be feasible and cost-effective.(b)  The method may:(1)  provide for the use of a single integrated benefits issuance card or multiple cards capable of integrating benefits issuance or other program functions;(2)  incorporate a fingerprint image identifier to enable personal identity verification at a point of service and reduce fraud;(3)  enable immediate electronic verification of recipient eligibility; and(4)  replace multiple forms, cards, or other methods used for fraud reduction or provision of health and human services benefits, including:(A)  electronic benefits transfer cards; and(B)  smart cards used in Medicaid.(c)  In developing and implementing the method, the commission shall:(1)  to the extent possible, use industry-standard communication, messaging, and electronic benefits transfer protocols;(2)  ensure that all identifying and descriptive information of recipients of each health and human services program included in the method can only be accessed by providers or other entities participating in the particular program;(3)  ensure that a provider or other entity participating in a health and human services program included in the method cannot identify whether a recipient of the program is receiving benefits under another program included in the method; and(4)  ensure that the storage and communication of all identifying and descriptive information included in the method complies with existing federal and state privacy laws governing individually identifiable information for recipients of public benefits programs.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 666 (S.B. 46), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.Renumbered from Government Code, Section 531.080 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(35), eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.123, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.092 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.092. Transfer of Money for Community-Based Services

Sec. 531.092.  TRANSFER OF MONEY FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.  (a)  The commission shall quantify the amount of money appropriated by the legislature that would have been spent during the remainder of a state fiscal biennium to care for a person who lives in a nursing facility but who is leaving that facility before the end of the biennium to live in the community with the assistance of community-based services.(b)  Notwithstanding any other state law and to the maximum extent allowed by federal law, the executive commissioner shall direct, as appropriate:(1)  the comptroller, at the time the person described by Subsection (a) leaves the nursing facility, to transfer an amount not to exceed the amount quantified under that subsection among the health and human services agencies and the commission as necessary to comply with this section; or(2)  the commission or a health and human services agency, at the time the person described by Subsection (a) leaves the nursing facility, to transfer an amount not to exceed the amount quantified under that subsection within the agency's budget as necessary to comply with this section.(c)  The commission shall ensure that the amount transferred under this section is redirected by the commission or health and human services agency, as applicable, to one or more community-based programs in the amount necessary to provide community-based services to the person after the person leaves the nursing facility.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 985 (H.B. 1867), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Renumbered from Government Code, Section 531.082 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(36), eff. September 1, 2007.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (e).
TX Govt Code § 531.0925 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0925. Veteran Suicide Prevention Action Plan

Sec. 531.0925.  VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION ACTION PLAN.  (a)  The commission, in collaboration with the Texas Coordinating Council for Veterans Services, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families Technical Assistance Center Implementation Academy of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, veteran advocacy groups, medical providers, and any other organization or interested party the commission considers appropriate, shall develop a comprehensive action plan to increase access to and availability of professional veteran health services to prevent veteran suicides.(b)  The action plan must:(1)  identify opportunities for raising awareness of and providing resources for veteran suicide prevention;(2)  identify opportunities to increase access to veteran mental health services;(3)  identify funding resources to provide accessible, affordable veteran mental health services;(4)  provide measures to expand public-private partnerships to ensure access to quality, timely mental health services;(5)  provide for proactive outreach measures to reach veterans needing care;(6)  provide for peer-to-peer service coordination, including training, certification, recertification, and continuing education for peer coordinators; and(7)  address suicide prevention awareness, measures, and training regarding veterans involved in the justice system.(c)  The commission shall make specific short-term and long-term statutory, administrative, and budget-related recommendations to the legislature and the governor regarding the policy initiatives and reforms necessary to implement the action plan developed under this section.  The short-term recommendations must include a plan for state implementation beginning not later than September 1, 2019.  The initiatives and reforms in the short-term plan must be fully implemented by September 1, 2021.  The long-term recommendations must include a plan for state implementation beginning not later than September 1, 2021.  The initiatives and reforms in the long-term plan must be fully implemented by September 1, 2027.(d)  The commission shall include in its strategic plan under Chapter 2056 the plans for implementation of the short-term and long-term recommendations under Subsection (c).(e)  This section expires September 1, 2027.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 561 (S.B. 578), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.Redesignated from Government Code, Section 531.0999 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.001(24), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 531.093 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.093. Services for Military Personnel

Sec. 531.093.  SERVICES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL.  (a)  In this section, "servicemember" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.551, Health and Safety Code.(b)  The executive commissioner shall ensure that each health and human services agency adopts policies and procedures that require the agency to:(1)  identify servicemembers who are seeking services from the agency during the agency's intake and eligibility determination process; and(2)  direct servicemembers seeking services to appropriate service providers, including the United States Veterans Health Administration, National Guard Bureau facilities, and other federal, state, and local service providers.(c)  The executive commissioner shall make the directory of resources established under Section 161.552, Health and Safety Code, accessible to each health and human services agency.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1381 (S.B. 1058), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0931 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0931. Interest List or Other Waiting List Rules for Certain Military Members and Their Dependents

Sec. 531.0931.  INTEREST LIST OR OTHER WAITING LIST RULES FOR CERTAIN MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.  (a)  In this section, "military member" means a member of the United States military serving in the army, navy, air force, marine corps, or coast guard on active duty.(b)  This section applies only to:(1)  a military member who has declared and maintains this state as the member's state of legal residence in the manner provided by the applicable military branch, or a spouse or dependent child of the member; or(2)  the spouse or dependent child of a former military member who had declared and maintained this state as the member's state of legal residence in the manner provided by the applicable military branch and who:(A)  was killed in action; or(B)  died while in service.(c)  The executive commissioner by rule shall require the commission or another health and human services agency to:(1)  maintain the position of a person subject to this section in the queue of an interest list or other waiting list for any assistance program, including a Section 1915(c) waiver program, provided by the commission or other health and human services agency, if the person cannot receive benefits under the assistance program because the person temporarily resides out of state as the result of military service; and(2)  subject to Subsection (e), offer benefits to the person according to the person's position on the interest list or other waiting list that was attained while the person resided out of state if the person returns to reside in this state.(d)  If a person subject to this section reaches a position on an interest list or other waiting list that would allow the person to receive benefits under an assistance program but the person cannot receive the benefits because the person temporarily resides out of state as the result of military service, the commission or agency providing the benefits shall maintain the person's position on the list relative to other persons on the list but continue to offer benefits to other persons on the interest list or other waiting list in accordance with those persons' respective positions on the list.(e)  In adopting rules under Subsection (c), the executive commissioner must limit the amount of time a person may maintain the person's position on an interest list or other waiting list under Subsection (c) to not more than one year after the date on which, as applicable:(1)  the member's active duty ends;(2)  the member was killed if the member was killed in action; or(3)  the member died if the member died while in service.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 466 (S.B. 169), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0941 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0941. Medicaid Health Savings Account Pilot Program

Sec. 531.0941.  MEDICAID HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT PILOT PROGRAM.  (a)  If the commission determines that it is cost-effective and feasible, the commission shall develop and implement a Medicaid health savings account pilot program that is consistent with federal law to:(1)  encourage health care cost awareness and sensitivity by adult recipients; and(2)  promote appropriate utilization of Medicaid services by adult recipients.(b)  If the commission implements the pilot program, the commission may only include adult recipients as participants in the program.(c)  If the commission implements the pilot program, the commission shall ensure that:(1)  participation in the pilot program is voluntary; and(2)  a recipient who participates in the pilot program may, at the recipient's option and subject to Subsection (d), discontinue participation in the program and resume receiving benefits and services under the traditional Medicaid delivery model.(d)  A recipient who chooses to discontinue participation in the pilot program and resume receiving benefits and services under the traditional Medicaid delivery model before completion of the health savings account enrollment period forfeits any funds remaining in the recipient's health savings account.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 4(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0971 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0971. Tailored Benefit Packages for Non-Medicaid Populations

Sec. 531.0971.  TAILORED BENEFIT PACKAGES FOR NON-MEDICAID POPULATIONS.  (a)  The commission shall identify state or federal non-Medicaid programs that provide health care services to persons whose health care needs could be met by providing customized benefits through a system of care that is used under a Medicaid tailored benefit package implemented under Section 531.097.(b)  If the commission determines that it is feasible and to the extent permitted by federal and state law, the commission shall:(1)  provide the health care services for persons identified under Subsection (a) through the applicable Medicaid tailored benefit package; and(2)  if appropriate or necessary to provide the services as required by Subdivision (1), develop and implement a system of blended funding methodologies to provide the services in that manner.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 4(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0972 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0972. Pilot Program to Prevent the Spread of Certain Infectious or Communicable Diseases

Sec. 531.0972.  PILOT PROGRAM TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF CERTAIN INFECTIOUS OR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.  The commission may provide guidance to the local health authority of Bexar County in establishing a pilot program funded by the county to prevent the spread of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and other infectious and communicable diseases.  The program may include a disease control program that provides for the anonymous exchange of used hypodermic needles and syringes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0981 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0981. Wellness Screening Program

Sec. 531.0981.  WELLNESS SCREENING PROGRAM.  If cost-effective, the commission may implement a wellness screening program for Medicaid recipients designed to evaluate a recipient's risk for having certain diseases and medical conditions for purposes of establishing a health baseline for each recipient that may be used to tailor the recipient's treatment plan or for establishing the recipient's health goals.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1310 (S.B. 7), Sec. 6.04, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 531.099 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.099. Alignment of Medicaid Diabetic Equipment and Supplies Written Order Procedures With Medicare Diabetic Equipment and Supplies Written Order Procedures

Sec. 531.099.  ALIGNMENT OF MEDICAID DIABETIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WRITTEN ORDER PROCEDURES WITH MEDICARE DIABETIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WRITTEN ORDER PROCEDURES.  (a)  The commission shall review forms and requirements under Medicaid regarding written orders for diabetic equipment and supplies to identify variations between permissible ordering procedures under that program and ordering procedures available to providers under the Medicare program.(b)  To the extent practicable, and in conformity with Chapter 157, Occupations Code, and Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code, after conducting a review under Subsection (a) the commission or executive commissioner, as appropriate, shall modify only forms, rules, and procedures applicable to orders for diabetic equipment and supplies under Medicaid to provide for an ordering system that is comparable to the ordering system for diabetic equipment and supplies under the Medicare program.  The ordering system must permit a diabetic equipment or supplies supplier to complete the forms by hand or to enter by electronic format medical information or supply orders into any form as necessary to provide the information required to dispense diabetic equipment or supplies.(c)  A provider of diabetic equipment and supplies may bill and collect payment for the provider's services if the provider has a copy of the form that meets the requirements of Subsection (b) and that is signed by a medical practitioner licensed in this state to treat diabetic patients.  Additional documentation may not be required.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 380 (H.B. 1487), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.125, eff. April 2, 2015.|See note following this section.
TX Govt Code § 531.0994 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0994. Study; Annual Report

Sec. 531.0994.  STUDY; ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  The commission, in consultation with the Department of State Health Services, the Texas Medical Board, and the Texas Department of Insurance, shall explore and evaluate new developments in safeguarding protected health information.(b)  Not later than December 1 each year, the commission shall report to the legislature on new developments in safeguarding protected health information and recommendations for the implementation of safeguards within the commission.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2012.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0995 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0995. Information for Certain Enrollees in the Healthy Texas Women Program

Sec. 531.0995.  INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN ENROLLEES IN THE HEALTHY TEXAS WOMEN PROGRAM.  (a)  In this section, "Healthy Texas Women program" means a program operated by the commission that is substantially similar to the demonstration project operated under former Section 32.0248, Human Resources Code, and that is intended to expand access to preventive health and family planning services for women in this state.(b)  This section applies to a woman who is automatically enrolled in the Healthy Texas Women program following a pregnancy for which the woman received Medicaid, but who is no longer eligible to participate in Medicaid.(c)  After a woman described by Subsection (b) is enrolled in the Healthy Texas Women program, the commission shall provide to the woman:(1)  information about the Healthy Texas Women program, including the services provided under the program; and(2)  a list of health care providers who participate in the Healthy Texas Women program and are located in the same geographical area in which the woman resides.(d)  The commission shall consult with the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force established under Chapter 34, Health and Safety Code, to improve the process for providing the information required by Subsection (c), including by determining:(1)  the best time for providing the information; and(2)  the manner by which the information should be provided, including the information about health care providers described by Subsection (c)(2).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 89 (S.B. 2132), Sec. 1, eff. May 20, 2019.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (h).
TX Govt Code § 531.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter C. Medicaid and Other Health and Human Services Fraud, Abuse, or Overcharges|Section 531.101. Award for Reporting Medicaid Fraud, Abuse, or Overcharges

Sec. 531.101.  AWARD FOR REPORTING MEDICAID FRAUD, ABUSE, OR OVERCHARGES.  (a)  The commission may grant an award to an individual who reports activity that constitutes fraud or abuse of funds in Medicaid or reports overcharges in Medicaid if the commission determines that the disclosure results in the recovery of an administrative penalty imposed under Section 32.039, Human Resources Code.  The commission may not grant an award to an individual in connection with a report if the commission or attorney general had independent knowledge of the activity reported by the individual.(b)  The commission shall determine the amount of an award.  The award may not exceed five percent of the amount of the administrative penalty imposed under Section 32.039, Human Resources Code, that resulted from the individual's disclosure.  In determining the amount of the award, the commission shall consider how important the disclosure is in ensuring the fiscal integrity of Medicaid.  The commission may also consider whether the individual participated in the fraud, abuse, or overcharge.(c)  A person who brings an action under Subchapter C, Chapter 36, Human Resources Code, is not eligible for an award under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 14.16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 1.06(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.129, eff. April 2, 2015.|