87R584 KKR-F     By: Raymond H.B. No. 941       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the creation of a work group to study uniform quality   measures under a value-based program for long-term services and   supports.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 531, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 531.01211 to read as follows:          Sec. 531.01211.  WORK GROUP ON UNIFORM QUALITY MEASURES   UNDER VALUE-BASED PROGRAM FOR LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. (a)   The commission shall establish within the advisory committee   established under Section 531.012 that studies value-based payment   and quality improvement initiatives a work group to study, develop,   and recommend uniform quality measures to be implemented under a   value-based program for long-term services and supports. The work   group shall:                (1)  develop an underlying methodology for measuring   quality under the value-based program;                (2)  identify the data sources that should be used in   the methodology; and                (3)  develop a process for reporting, collecting, and   validating the data used in the methodology.          (b)  The work group shall engage stakeholders representing   clients, providers, and relevant industries that provide   community-based long-term services and supports to assist in   developing uniform quality measures under Subsection (a).          (c)  To the extent permitted by federal law, data collected   and the uniform quality measures developed by the work group under   this section must be accessible to the public.          (d)  Not later than September 1, 2022, the commission, in   consultation with the work group established under this section and   with the agreement of the advisory committee in which the work group   is established, shall submit a report on the findings and   recommendations of the work group to the governor, the lieutenant   governor, and the standing committees of the senate and house of   representatives having primary jurisdiction over Medicaid. The   report must include:                (1)  the uniform quality measures developed and   recommended by the work group under Subsection (a), including any   methodology recommended by the work group for measuring quality;   and                (2)  the commission's recommendations for implementing   those quality measures, including a proposed timeline for   implementation of the measures and a description of any potential   legislation that would be required for implementation of the   measures.          (e)  This section expires September 1, 2023.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.