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TX Govt Code § 531.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund|Section 531.501. Definition

Sec. 531.501.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "fund" means the Texas health opportunity pool trust fund established under Section 531.503.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 531.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund|Section 531.503. Establishment of Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund

Sec. 531.503.  ESTABLISHMENT OF TEXAS HEALTH OPPORTUNITY POOL TRUST FUND.  Subject to approval of the waiver authorized by Section 531.502, the Texas health opportunity pool trust fund is created as a trust fund outside the state treasury to be held by the comptroller and administered by the commission as trustee on behalf of residents of this state who do not have private health benefits coverage and health care providers providing uncompensated care to those persons.  The commission may make expenditures of money in the fund only for purposes consistent with this subchapter and the terms of the waiver authorized by Section 531.502.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 531.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund|Section 531.504. Deposits to Fund

Sec. 531.504.  DEPOSITS TO FUND.  (a)  The comptroller shall deposit in the fund:(1)  federal money provided to this state under the disproportionate share hospitals supplemental payment program or the hospital upper payment limit supplemental payment program, or both, other than money provided under those programs to state-owned and operated hospitals, and all other non-supplemental payment program federal money provided to this state that is included in the waiver authorized by Section 531.502; and(2)  state money appropriated to the fund.(b)  The commission and comptroller may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source, and receive intergovernmental transfers, for purposes consistent with this subchapter and the terms of the waiver.  The comptroller shall deposit a gift, grant, or donation made for those purposes in the fund.  Any intergovernmental transfer received, including associated federal matching funds, shall be used, if feasible, for the purposes intended by the transferring entity and in accordance with the terms of the waiver.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.11(b), eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 531.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund|Section 531.505. Use of Fund in General; Rules for Allocation

Sec. 531.505.  USE OF FUND IN GENERAL; RULES FOR ALLOCATION.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by the terms of a waiver authorized by Section 531.502, money in the fund may be used:(1)  subject to Section 531.506, to provide reimbursements to health care providers that:(A)  are based on the providers' costs related to providing uncompensated care; and(B)  compensate the providers for at least a portion of those costs;(2)  to reduce the number of persons in this state who do not have health benefits coverage;(3)  to reduce the need for uncompensated health care provided by hospitals in this state; and(4)  for any other purpose specified by this subchapter or the waiver.(b)  On approval of the waiver, the executive commissioner shall:(1)  seek input from a broad base of stakeholder representatives on the development of rules with respect to, and the administration of, the fund; and(2)  by rule develop a methodology for allocating money in the fund that is consistent with the terms of the waiver.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 531.506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund|Section 531.506. Reimbursements for Uncompensated Health Care Costs

Sec. 531.506.  REIMBURSEMENTS FOR UNCOMPENSATED HEALTH CARE COSTS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by the terms of a waiver authorized by Section 531.502 and subject to Subsections (b) and (c), money in the fund may be allocated to hospitals in this state and political subdivisions of this state to defray the costs of providing uncompensated health care in this state.(b)  To be eligible for money from the fund under this section, a hospital or political subdivision must use a portion of the money to implement strategies that will reduce the need for uncompensated inpatient and outpatient care, including care provided in a hospital emergency room.  Strategies that may be implemented by a hospital or political subdivision, as applicable, include:(1)  fostering improved access for patients to primary care systems or other programs that offer those patients medical homes, including the following programs:(A)  regional or local health care programs;(B)  programs to provide premium subsidies for health benefits coverage; and(C)  other programs to increase access to health benefits coverage; and(2)  creating health care systems efficiencies, such as using electronic medical records systems.(c)  The allocation methodology adopted by the executive commissioner under Section 531.505(b) must specify the percentage of the money from the fund allocated to a hospital or political subdivision that the hospital or political subdivision must use for strategies described by Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 531.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund|Section 531.507. Increasing Access to Health Benefits Coverage

Sec. 531.507.  INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by the terms of a waiver authorized by Section 531.502, money in the fund that is available to reduce the number of persons in this state who do not have health benefits coverage or to reduce the need for uncompensated health care provided by hospitals in this state may be used for purposes relating to increasing access to health benefits coverage for low-income persons, including:(1)  providing premium payment assistance to those persons through a premium payment assistance program developed under this section;(2)  making contributions to health savings accounts for those persons; and(3)  providing other financial assistance to those persons through alternate mechanisms established by hospitals in this state or political subdivisions of this state that meet certain criteria, as specified by the commission.(b)  The commission and the Texas Department of Insurance shall jointly develop a premium payment assistance program designed to assist persons described by Subsection (a) in obtaining and maintaining health benefits coverage.  The program may provide assistance in the form of payments for all or part of the premiums for that coverage.  In developing the program, the executive commissioner shall adopt rules establishing:(1)  eligibility criteria for the program;(2)  the amount of premium payment assistance that will be provided under the program;(3)  the process by which that assistance will be paid; and(4)  the mechanism for measuring and reporting the number of persons who obtained health insurance or other health benefits coverage as a result of the program.(c)  The commission shall implement the premium payment assistance program developed under Subsection (b), subject to availability of money in the fund for that purpose.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 531.508 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund|Section 531.508. Infrastructure Improvements

Sec. 531.508.  INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by the terms of a waiver authorized by Section 531.502 and subject to Subsection (c), money in the fund may be used for purposes related to developing and implementing initiatives to improve the infrastructure of local provider networks that provide services to Medicaid recipients and low-income uninsured persons in this state.(b)  Infrastructure improvements under this section may include developing and implementing a system for maintaining medical records in an electronic format.(c)  Not more than 10 percent of the total amount of the money in the fund used in a state fiscal year for purposes other than providing reimbursements to hospitals for uncompensated health care may be used for infrastructure improvements described by Subsection (b).(d)  Money from the fund may not be used to finance the construction, improvement, or renovation of a building or land unless the construction, improvement, or renovation is approved by the commission, according to rules adopted by the executive commissioner for that purpose.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.11(c), eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 531.751 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter S. Community-Based Navigator Program|Section 531.751. Definitions

Sec. 531.751.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Community-based organization" and "faith-based organization" have the meanings assigned by Section 535.001.(2)  "Navigator" means a person who is:(A)  a volunteer or other representative of a faith- or community-based organization; and(B)  certified by the commission to provide or facilitate the provision of information or assistance through the faith- or community-based organization to individuals applying or seeking to apply online through the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) or any other electronic eligibility system that is linked to or made a part of that system for public assistance benefits administered by the commission.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 537 (H.B. 2610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 531.752 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter S. Community-Based Navigator Program|Section 531.752. Establishment of Community-Based Navigator Program

Sec. 531.752.  ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED NAVIGATOR PROGRAM.  If the executive commissioner determines that a statewide community-based navigator program can be established and operated using existing resources and without disrupting other commission functions, the commission shall establish a statewide community-based navigator program through which the commission will train and certify as navigators volunteers and other representatives of faith- and community-based organizations to assist individuals applying or seeking to apply online for public assistance benefits through the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) or any other electronic eligibility system that is linked to or made a part of that system. In establishing the navigator program, the commission shall solicit the expertise and assistance of interested persons, including faith- and community-based organizations, and may establish a work group or other temporary, informal group of interested persons to provide input and assistance.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 537 (H.B. 2610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 531.753 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter S. Community-Based Navigator Program|Section 531.753. Program Standards

Sec. 531.753.  PROGRAM STANDARDS.  The executive commissioner shall adopt standards to implement this subchapter, including standards:(1)  subject to Section 531.754, regarding the qualifications and training required for certification as a navigator;(2)  regarding the suspension, revocation, and, if appropriate, periodic renewal of a navigator certificate;(3)  to protect the confidentiality of applicant information handled by navigators; and(4)  regarding any other issues the executive commissioner determines are appropriate.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 537 (H.B. 2610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 531.754 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter S. Community-Based Navigator Program|Section 531.754. Training Program

Sec. 531.754.  TRAINING PROGRAM.  The commission shall develop and administer a training program for navigators.  The program must include training on:(1)  how to complete an online application for public assistance benefits through the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS);(2)  the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of information handled by a navigator;(3)  the importance of obtaining and submitting complete and accurate information when completing an application for public assistance benefits online through the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS);(4)  the financial assistance program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, Medicaid, the child health plan program, and any other public assistance benefits program for which an individual may complete an online application through the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS); and(5)  how an individual may apply for other public assistance benefits for which an individual may not complete an online application through the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 537 (H.B. 2610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.192, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.755 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter S. Community-Based Navigator Program|Section 531.755. Publication of Navigator List

Sec. 531.755.  PUBLICATION OF NAVIGATOR LIST.  The commission shall maintain and publish on the commission's Internet website a list of certified navigators.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 537 (H.B. 2610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 531.8501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter U. Mortality Review for Certain Individuals With an Intellectual or Developmental Disability|Section 531.8501. Definition

Sec. 531.8501.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "contracted organization" means an entity that contracts with the commission for the provision of services as described by Section 531.851(c).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 2673), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.195, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.851 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter U. Mortality Review for Certain Individuals With an Intellectual or Developmental Disability|Section 531.851. Mortality Review

Sec. 531.851.  MORTALITY REVIEW.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall establish an independent mortality review system to review the death of a person with an intellectual or developmental disability who, at the time of the person's death or at any time during the 24-hour period before the person's death:(1)  resided in or received services from:(A)  an ICF-IID operated or licensed by the Department of Aging and Disability Services or a community center; or(B)  the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center; or(2)  received services through a Section 1915(c) waiver program for individuals who are eligible for ICF-IID services.(b)  A review under this subchapter must be conducted in addition to any review conducted by the facility in which the person resided or the facility, agency, or provider from which the person received services.  A review under this subchapter must be conducted after any investigation of alleged or suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation is completed.(c)  The executive commissioner shall contract with an institution of higher education or a health care organization or association with experience in conducting research-based mortality studies to conduct independent mortality reviews of persons with an intellectual or developmental disability.  The contract must require the contracted organization to form a review team consisting of:(1)  a physician with expertise regarding the medical treatment of individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability;(2)  a registered nurse with expertise regarding the medical treatment of individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability;(3)  a clinician or other professional with expertise in the delivery of services and supports for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability; and(4)  any other appropriate person as provided by the executive commissioner.(d)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules regarding the manner in which the death of a person described by Subsection (a) must be reported to the contracted organization by a facility or waiver program provider described by that subsection.(e)  To ensure consistency across mortality review systems, a review under this section must collect information consistent with the information required to be collected by any other independent mortality review process established specifically for persons with an intellectual or developmental disability.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 9, eff. June 11, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 2673), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.196, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.852 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter U. Mortality Review for Certain Individuals With an Intellectual or Developmental Disability|Section 531.852. Access to Information

Sec. 531.852.  ACCESS TO INFORMATION.  (a)  A contracted organization may request information and records regarding a deceased person as necessary to carry out the contracted organization's duties.  Records and information that may be requested under this section include:(1)  medical, dental, and mental health care information; and(2)  information and records maintained by any state or local government agency, including:(A)  a birth certificate;(B)  law enforcement investigative data;(C)  medical examiner investigative data;(D)  juvenile court records;(E)  parole and probation information and records; and(F)  adult or child protective services information and records.(b)  On request of the contracted organization, the custodian of the relevant information and records relating to a deceased person shall provide those records to the contracted organization at no charge.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 9, eff. June 11, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 2673), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 531.853 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter U. Mortality Review for Certain Individuals With an Intellectual or Developmental Disability|Section 531.853. Mortality Review Report

Sec. 531.853.  MORTALITY REVIEW REPORT.  Subject to Section 531.854, a contracted organization shall submit:(1)  to the Department of Aging and Disability Services, the Department of Family and Protective Services, the office of independent ombudsman for state supported living centers, and the commission's office of inspector general a report of the findings of the mortality review; and(2)  semiannually to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over the Department of Aging and Disability Services, the Department of Family and Protective Services, the office of independent ombudsman for state supported living centers, and the commission's office of inspector general a report that contains:(A)  aggregate information regarding the deaths for which the contracted organization performed an independent mortality review;(B)  trends in the causes of death identified by the contracted organization; and(C)  any suggestions for system-wide improvements to address conditions that contributed to deaths reviewed by the contracted organization.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 9, eff. June 11, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 2673), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2013.|