For expiration of Subsections (a), (b), and (c), see Subsection (c).
Text of section effective until April 01, 2025
Sec. 531.0501. MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAMS: INTEREST LIST MANAGEMENT.
Text of subsection as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 1648), Sec. 3
(a) The commission, in consultation with the Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee established under Section 534.053 and the STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee, shall study the feasibility of creating an online portal for individuals to request to be placed and check the individual's placement on a Medicaid waiver program interest list. As part of the study, the commission shall determine the most appropriate and cost-effective automated method for determining the level of need of an individual seeking services through a Medicaid waiver program.
Text of subsection as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 820 (H.B. 2658), Sec. 1
(a) The commission, in consultation with the Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee established under Section 534.053, shall study the feasibility of creating an online portal for individuals to request to be placed and check the individual's placement on a Medicaid waiver program interest list. As part of the study, the commission shall determine the most cost-effective automated method for determining the level of need of an individual seeking services through a Medicaid waiver program.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the commission shall prepare and submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over health and human services that summarizes the commission's findings and conclusions from the study.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) and this subsection expire September 1, 2023.
(d) The commission shall develop a protocol in the office of the ombudsman to improve the capture and updating of contact information for an individual who contacts the office of the ombudsman regarding Medicaid waiver programs or services.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 820 (H.B. 2658), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 1648), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2025.