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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the abolition of certain health-related task forces and |
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advisory committees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Interagency Task Force on Electronic |
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Benefits Transfers is abolished. |
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(b) Section 531.045, Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The Medicaid and Public Assistance Fraud |
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Oversight Task Force is abolished. |
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(b) Section 22.028(c), Human Resources Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) No later than the first day of each month, the |
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department shall send the comptroller a report listing the accounts |
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on which enforcement actions or other steps were taken by the |
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department in response to the records received from the EBT |
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operator under this section, and the action taken by the |
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department. The comptroller shall promptly review the report and, |
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as appropriate, may solicit the advice of the office of the |
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inspector general [Medicaid and Public Assistance Fraud Oversight
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Task Force] regarding the results of the department's enforcement |
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actions. |
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(c) Section 531.107, Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The Advisory Committee on Inpatient Mental |
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Health Services is abolished. |
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(b) Section 571.027, Health and Safety Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The Interagency Inspection Task Force is |
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abolished. |
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(b) Section 42.0442(c), Human Resources Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) [The interagency task force shall establish an
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inspection checklist based on the inspection protocol developed
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under Subsection (b).] Each state agency that inspects a facility |
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listed in Subsection (a) shall use an [the] inspection checklist |
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established by the department in performing an inspection. A state |
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agency shall make a copy of the completed inspection checklist |
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available to the facility at the facility's request to assist the |
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facility in maintaining records. |
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(c) Section 42.0442(b), Human Resources Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 5. If an entity that is abolished by this Act has |
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property, records, or other assets, the Health and Human Services |
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Commission shall take custody of the entity's property, records, or |
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other assets. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |