82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2903, Chapter 1168 Page: 3 of 5
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H.B. No. 2903
1 are eligible to obtain discount prescription drug prices under
2 Section 340B, Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 256b),
3 as necessary to enable the PACE program site to obtain those
4 discounts.
5 (h) The commission shall adopt a standard reimbursement
6 methodology for the payment of all PACE organizations for purposes
7 of encouraging a natural increase in the number of PACE program
8 sites throughout the state.
9 SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code,
10 is amended by adding Section 32.0531 to read as follows:
11 Sec. 32.0531. PACE PROGRAM TEAM. (a) The Department of
12 Aging and Disability Services shall establish a PACE program team
13 composed of experienced personnel. The team is responsible for:
14 (1) increasing public attention and awareness of the
15 availability of PACE program sites;
16 (2) increasing the number of PACE program sites
17 operating in this state; and
18 (3) serving as a liaison with the state and federal
19 agencies responsible for administering the PACE program,
20 participants in the program, and PACE program sites.
21 (b) The PACE program team shall conduct a study to evaluate
22 the feasibility of implementing a statewide standard reimbursement
23 rate for all PACE organizations. Not later than September i, 2012,
24 the PACE program team shall submit to the Health and Human Services
25 Commission a written report containing the findings of the study
26 conducted under this subsection and the team's recommendations.27 This subsection expires September 2, 2012.
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2903, Chapter 1168, legislative document, June 17, 2011; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth311395/m1/3/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.