Texas Human Resources Code

§ 32.0287 — PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTER REIMBURSEMENT

HR § 32.0287Title 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL · Part C. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS · Ch. 32. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM · Art. B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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(a)In this section, "center" means a prescribed pediatric extended care center licensed under Chapter 248A, Health and Safety Code.

(b)In adopting rules governing the reimbursement of a center for services provided under the medical assistance program, the executive commissioner shall clearly identify the documentation a center must obtain and maintain to be eligible for reimbursement. The rules may not:

(1)authorize a center to combine documentation for transportation with documentation for other services provided by the center; or

(2)condition reimbursement of non-transportation services on:

(A)a recipient's decision to use transportation services on a specific date or on an ongoing basis; or

(B)a center's obtaining and maintaining transportation documentation.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 862 (H.B. 3550), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023.