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committees meet quarterly to discuss the implementation and opera-
tions of Medicaid and CHIP programs within the respective regions
and to provide recommendations to HHSC.
(B) The HHSC Medicaid and CHIP Regional Advisory
Committees report quarterly and make recommendations through
HHSC staff assigned to the committees.
(C) The HHSC Medicaid and CHIP Regional Advisory
Committees will be automatically abolished August 31, 2016.
(5) Hospital Payment Advisory Committee.
(A) The Hospital Payment Advisory Committee
(HPAC) is established under the Human Resources Code, Chapter 32,
Subchapter B, 32.022(e). HPAC functions as a subcommittee of the
Medical Care Advisory Committee (MCAC). HPAC advises MCAC
and HHSC about hospital reimbursement methodologies for inpatient
hospital prospective payment and on adjustments for disproportionate
share hospitals. The committee advises HHSC to ensure reasonable,
adequate, and equitable payments to hospital providers and to address
the essential role of rural hospitals.
(B) The HPAC makes recommendations to HHSC
through regularly scheduled meetings and HHSC staff assigned to the
committee.
(C) The HPAC will be automatically abolished August
31, 2016.
(6) Medical Care Advisory Committee.
(A) The Medical Care Advisory Committee (MCAC)
is established under the authority of Title 42, CFR, 431.12 and the
Human Resources Code, Chapter 32, Subchapter B, 32.022. MCAC
makes recommendations to HHSC regarding health and medical care
policy for the Medicaid program.
(B) The MCAC makes recommendations to HHSC
through regularly scheduled meetings and HHSC staff assigned to the
committee.
(C) The MCAC is required by federal regulations and
will continue as long as the federal law that requires it remains in effect.
The continued need for the committee will be reviewed by August 31,
2016.
-7) Informal Dispute Resolution Quality Assuranee Cern-
mittee 1
1(A) The informal . Dispute Resolutn (TDR) Qual-
ity Assurance Committee is established under Government Code
534 ~27 This committee advises the Hh4S TDR program to ensure
that the HSC IDRt program stakeholders are kept informed of IDR
issues and to proide stakeholders with ongoing opportunity for input.]
B) The DR Quality Assurance committee makes ee-
ommendations to HISG through regularly sehedled meetings and
HHSC staff assigned to the committee.
1(I) The Dt RQuiity AMs-mmeitee e au-
tomaticaliy abolished Deember 3 20T-4
(7) [(8)] Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee.
(A) The Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee is
established under the authority of the Government Code, Chapter 531,
Subchapter B, 531.074. The committee advises HHSC on the clinical
efficacy, safety, cost-effectiveness and any program benefit associated
with a drug product and develops recommendations for the preferred
drug lists.(B) The Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee
makes recommendations to HHSC through regularly scheduled meet-
ings and HHSC staff assigned to the committee.
(C) The Government Code, Chapter 531, Subchapter
B, 531.074, exempts the Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Commit-
tee from the abolishment date requirement by the Government Code,
Chapter 2110, 2110.008.
(8) [(9)] Physician Payment Advisory Committee.
(A) The Physician Payment Advisory Committee
(PPAC) is created pursuant to the authority granted by the Government
Code, Chapter 531, Subchapter A, 531.012. PPAC functions as a
subcommittee of the MCAC. PPAC advises MCAC and HHSC about
technical issues regarding physician payment policies.
(B) The PPAC makes recommendations to HHSC
through regularly scheduled meetings and HHSC staff assigned to the
committee.
(C) The PPAC will be automatically abolished August
31, 2017 [241].
(9) [(0)] Promoting Independence Advisory Committee.
(A) The Promoting Independence Advisory Committee
(PIAC) is authorized by the Government Code, Chapter 531, Subchap-
ter B, 531.02441 and is statutorily known as the Task Force on En-
suring Appropriate Care Settings for Persons with Disabilities. The
task force advises HHSC in the development of a comprehensive, ef-
fectively working plan to ensure appropriate care settings for persons
with disabilities.
(B) The PIAC will meet at the call of the commissioner.
Not later than September 1 of each year, the Committee shall submit a
report to the commissioner on its findings and recommendations.
(C) The PIAC will be automatically abolished
September 1, 2017 [August 3 204].
(10) [(4)] Public Assistance Health Benefit Review and
Design Committee.
(A) The Public Assistance Health Benefit Review and
Design Committee was established under the Government Code,
Chapter 531, Subchapter B, 531.067. This committee provides
recommendations to HHSC regarding health benefits and coverage
provided under the Medicaid program, the Children's Health Insurance
Program and any other income-based health care program adminis-
tered by HHSC.
(B) The Public Assistance Health Benefit Review and
Design Committee makes recommendations to HHSC through regu-
larly scheduled meetings and HHSC staff assigned to the committee.
(C) The Government Code, Chapter 531, Subchapter B,
531.067, exempts the Public Assistance Health Benefit Review and
Design Committee from the abolishment date required by the Govern-
ment Code, Chapter 2110, 2110.008.
(11) [(-2)] Pilot Project Consortium; Expansion Plan.
(A) The Pilot Project Consortium is established under
the Government Code, Chapter 531, Subchapter G-l, 531.251. The
consortium shall develop criteria for and implement the expansion of
the Texas Integrated Funding Initiative (TIFI) pilot project and criteria
to develop local mental health care systems in communities for minors
who are receiving residential mental health services or who are at risk
of residential placement to receive mental health services.PROPOSED RULES July 27, 2012 37 TexReg 5527
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