88R10059 LRM-D     By: Jetton H.B. No. 4900       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment of a charitable clinic grant program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Chapter 54 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 54. CHARITABLE CLINIC GRANT PROGRAM          Sec. 54.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:                (1)  "Charitable clinic" means a private, nonprofit,   community-based organization that provides health care services to   low-income, underinsured, or uninsured persons at nominal or no   cost through the use of volunteer health care professionals and   health care professional partnerships.                (2)  "Program" means the charitable clinic grant   program established under this chapter.          Sec. 54.002.  ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.   (a) The commission shall establish and administer a charitable   clinic grant program through which the commission awards grants to   eligible charitable clinics to provide or expand the provision of   health care services to low-income, underinsured, and uninsured   persons.          (b)  The commission may award a grant under the program only   in accordance with a contract between the commission and a grant   recipient. The contract must include provisions granting the   commission sufficient control over the money awarded to ensure the   public purpose of providing health care services to low-income,   underinsured, and uninsured persons is accomplished and this state   receives the return benefit.          (c)  The commission shall award grants under the program to   charitable clinics to:                (1)  increase the clinic's patient capacity;                (2)  improve the clinic's organization, efficiency, and   effectiveness; and                (3)  expand the clinic's provision of health care   services.          Sec. 54.003.  APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a)   The commission shall establish application and eligibility   requirements for a charitable clinic to satisfy in order to qualify   for a grant award under the program.          (b)  A charitable clinic must include in an application for a   grant under this program the specific uses the clinic has for the   grant money, which may include the use of grant money for:                (1)  equipment and technology-related resources;                (2)  expansion of the clinic premises or services;                (3)  health care and administrative costs; and                (4)  staff training and professional development   costs.          Sec. 54.004.  REVIEW COMMITTEE. (a) The commission shall   establish a review committee to review and score grant applications   submitted under the program for the commission's use in awarding   grants under the program.          (b)  The review committee must be composed of volunteers with   appropriate expertise who represent diverse nonprofit and   philanthropic backgrounds.          (c)  To ensure fairness in the review process, the commission   shall redact charitable clinic name and location information from   the grant applications the review committee reviews and scores.          Sec. 54.005.  MONTHLY REPORTS. A grant recipient shall   submit to the commission each month a report that includes   information for the preceding month on:                (1)  the total number of new clients treated by the   charitable clinic;                (2)  the total amount of fees the clinic charged   clients;                (3)  whether Medicaid, the Medicare program, or a   private insurer was billed for health care services provided to a   client and the amount billed;                (4)  the number of volunteers, including health care   professionals, who assisted the clinic;                (5)  the number of prescription drugs dispensed or   prescribed;                (6)  outcome data on:                      (A)  the effectiveness and quality of health care   services provided by the clinic; and                      (B)  the percentage of clients who successfully   completed treatment; and                (7)  the clinic's organizational successes,   difficulties, delays, or barriers.          Sec. 54.006.  FUNDING. (a) The commission shall award   grants under the program in accordance with this chapter from   available money and any additional money appropriated for the   purposes of the program.          (b)  The commission may accept gifts, grants, and donations   from any source that are made available for the purposes of the   program.          Sec. 54.007.  RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt   rules to implement this chapter.          SECTION 2.  Not later than January 1, 2024, the executive   commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall   adopt the rules necessary to implement Chapter 54, Health and   Safety Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.