By: Rose H.B. No. 3902       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to licensure and contracting for the delivery of medical   assistance by nursing facilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 32.021, Human Resources Code, is amended   by adding new subsection (t) as follows:          (t)  The commission shall ensure that contracts for the   delivery of medical assistance to a nursing facility:                (1)  satisfy the requirements of Section 242. 033(h),   Health and Safety Code;                (2)  are awarded on terms and conditions that are no   more stringent than the federal requirements governing Medicare   certification and enrollment of skilled nursing facilities; and                (3)  allow uninterrupted Medicaid payments if:                      (A)  the new provider meets the requirements of   this Chapter and licensure requirements of Chapter 242, Health and   Safety Code;                      (B)  the new provider assumes the prior provider's   contract terms and conditions that were in effect of the time of   ownership transfer; and                      (C)  the new provider enters into a successor   liability agreement with the commission and the prior provider   indicating the new provider agrees to pay the commission for any   liabilities that exist or may be found to exist during the period of   the prior provider's contract with the commission.          SECTION 2.  Section 242.033, Health and Safety Code is   amended by adding new subsection (h) as follows:          (h)  The department shall ensure that rules adopted this   section:                (1)  provide for a single application for licensure and   contracting for the delivery of medical assistance consistent with   the requirements of Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;                (2)  require the department to issue a contract for the   delivery of medical assistance within thirty (30) days of the   issuance of a temporary change of ownership license as provided for   in Section 242.00336(c); and                (3)  ensure vendor payments are made to nursing   facilities within thirty (30) days of the effective date of a   contract for delivery of medical assistance, including:                      (A)  requiring any managed care organization   contracts with the commission to provide for expedited   credentialing of nursing facilities consistent with the   commission's rules within no more than thirty (30) days; and                      (B)  managed care organizations' contracts with   nursing facilities be effective the date of the commission's   Medicaid contract with such nursing facilities.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.