Highlights 77th Texas Legislature - Senate
Highlights 77th Texas Legislature - Senate
Highlights 77th Texas Legislature - Senate
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ABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
77 th <strong>Texas</strong> <strong>Legislature</strong><br />
Medical Services Compensation - H.B. 2287 (Vetoed)..............................................................................................127<br />
Prescription Contraceptives - H.B. 2382 .....................................................................................................................127<br />
Emergency Medical Services - H.B. 2446 ...................................................................................................................127<br />
Community Health Center Revolving Loan Fund Program - H.B. 2574 ......................................................................128<br />
Preventing Fraud in Hospital District Funded Indigent Care - H.B. 3043 ....................................................................128<br />
Health and Human Services / Long-Term Care<br />
Temporary Licensing for New Nursing Home Facility Owners - S.B. 37.....................................................................129<br />
Getting Nurses to Practice in Long-Term Care Facilities - S.B. 40 .............................................................................129<br />
Best Practices Competitive Grant Program for Nursing Homes - S.B. 159.................................................................129<br />
Electronic Monitoring Devices in Nursing Home Rooms - S.B. 177............................................................................130<br />
Nursing Home Resident's Right to Informed Consent For Prescriptions - S.B. 355....................................................131<br />
Liability Insurance Options Expanded for For-Profit Nursing Homes - S.B. 415 .........................................................131<br />
Expediting Licensing for Nursing Facility Operators - S.B. 772...................................................................................132<br />
Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) - S.B. 908 ...............................................................................132<br />
Amelioration of Nursing Home and Intermediate Care Facility Violations - S.B. 1376................................................134<br />
Omnibus Nursing Home Bill - S.B. 1839 .....................................................................................................................134<br />
Nonprofit Entities that Provide Long-Term Care or Health Benefit Plans - H.B. 393 (Vetoed)...................................136<br />
Protection from Nursing Home or Intermediate Care Facility Retaliation - H.B. 482...................................................136<br />
Nursing Facility Reimbursement Methodology and Resource Needs - H.B. 1001 (Vetoed) .....................................138<br />
Criminal Background Checks on Certain Employees of Long-Term Care Institutions - H.B. 1418.............................138<br />
Health and Human Services / Medicaid and CHIP<br />
Relating to Dental Services to Medicaid Recipients - S.B. 34.....................................................................................140<br />
Simplifying the Medicaid Certification Process - S.B. 43.............................................................................................140<br />
Medicaid for Youth Transitioning from Foster Care to Independent Living - S.B. 51 ..................................................141<br />
Medicaid Pilot Program to Treat Children's Asthma - S.B. 616...................................................................................142<br />
Promotoras Services for Medicaid Outreach and Education Programs - S.B. 751 .....................................................142<br />
Medical Assistance Buy-In Pilot Project for Persons with Disabilities - S.B. 831 ........................................................143<br />
State Medicaid Program - S.B. 1156 (Vetoed)...........................................................................................................143<br />
Task Force on Rate-Setting Methodologies for Medicaid and CHIP - S.B. 1299........................................................144<br />
Operation of Statewide Rural Health Care System - S.B. 1394 ..................................................................................145<br />
Preventing Fraud in Medicaid Dental Services - S.B. 1411 (Vetoed) ........................................................................145<br />
Minimum Personal Needs Allowance of Certain Medicaid Recipients - H.B. 154.......................................................146<br />
Study of a Buy-In Option for CHIP - H.B. 835 .............................................................................................................146<br />
CHIP Pilot Program for Children of Migrant or Seasonal Workers - H.B. 1537...........................................................147<br />
Reporting and Certification of Medicaid Managed Care Encounter Data - H.B. 1591 ................................................147<br />
Demonstration Project to Extend Medicaid to Low-Income Adults - H.B. 2807 (Vetoed) ..........................................149<br />
<strong>Texas</strong> Medicaid Health Insurance Premium Payment Program - H.B. 3038 ..............................................................149<br />
Health and Human Services / Regulatory<br />
Regulation of Telepharmacy Drug Dispensing - S.B. 65.............................................................................................150<br />
Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation (ICF/MR) - S.B. 83................................................150<br />
Automated Prescription Drug Dispensing Regulation - S.B. 98 ..................................................................................150<br />
Qualifications for a Provisional License to Practice Chiropractic - S.B. 144 (Vetoed) ................................................151<br />
Sanctions Imposed on TDH Facilities - S.B. 279 (Vetoed) .........................................................................................151<br />
Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities (Sunset) - S.B. 301...............................................................152<br />
Appropriate Care Setting for a Person with a Disability - S.B. 367 .............................................................................152<br />
Taking Regulatory Action Against Assisted Living Facilities - S.B. 527 ......................................................................153<br />
<strong>Senate</strong> Research Center<br />
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