The Hospital Payment Advisory Committee (HPAC), a subcommittee of the Medical Care Advisory Committee, advises MCAC and HHS about hospital reimbursement methodologies for inpatient hospital prospective payment and on adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals. Members appear below.
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Previous meetings have made alternative arrangements like phone-in capability or have been canceled. These meetings are on the calendar as of today. June 2, 2020 Council on Sex Offender Treatment…
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Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for the Quarterly Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Updates Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Service Commission (HHSC) conducted a public hearing to receive public…
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This posting provides an overview of the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule (MFAR) that was introduced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in November 2019. The rule, according…
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The Conference Committee Report for HB1 was filed and distributed on May 25th, just two days before the end of the 86th legislative session. The bill provides $250.7 billion all…
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The Conference Committee on HB1 released the following decisions. Technical Adjustments and Cross Strategy Issues. The Conference Committee made the following technical adjustments to HB1: Adopting House Rider 2, Capital…
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The Committee on Business and Commerce met to consider the following bills (selected bills). The Chair announced that the bills heard today would be voted on tomorrow at 8:00 am.…
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The Legislative Budget Board staff have produced a document outlining the Top 100 Federal Funding Sources. Not surprisingly, many of these are in health and human services. Below is the…
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The Texas Diabetes Council addresses issues affecting people with diabetes in Texas and advises the Texas Legislature on legislation that is needed to develop and maintain a statewide system of quality education services for all people with diabetes and health care professionals who offer diabetes treatment and education.
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The Committee gathered to consider the following:
HB 577 Thompson, Senfronia - Relating to dispenser requirements for refilling prescriptions for certain controlled substances.
HB 531 Miller - Relating to the retention by hospitals and physicians of medical records of a sexual assault victim.
HB 921 Rosenthal - Relating to the intake and disposition records of animal shelters and releasing agencies.
HB 1255 Hinojosa - Relating to patient medical records regarding maternal death.
HB 1256 Phelan - Relating to access by certain persons to a first responder's immunization history during a disaster.
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