89R2986 KKR-D     By: Simmons H.B. No. 2924       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to Medicaid reimbursement for certain costs incurred while   a chronically ill Medicaid recipient who is a child receives   hospital care.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code,   is amended by adding Section 32.0318 to read as follows:          Sec. 32.0318.  REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN COSTS RELATED TO   HOSPITAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL CHILDREN. (a)  In this section:                (1)  "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter   241, Health and Safety Code.                (2)  "Medicaid managed care organization" has the   meaning assigned by Section 521.0001, Government Code.                (3)  "Recipient" means a recipient of medical   assistance regardless of whether that assistance is provided   through a fee-for-service or managed care model or through another   payment model or arrangement.          (b)  Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the   commission shall ensure that medical assistance reimbursement is   provided for the costs of food purchased from and parking at a   hospital at which a recipient is hospitalized or otherwise   receiving health care services.  To be eligible for medical   assistance reimbursement:                (1)  the costs must be incurred and paid during the   recipient's period of hospitalization or receipt of health care   services by a parent, guardian, or caretaker of the recipient; and                (2)  the recipient must:                      (A)  be younger than 18 years of age;                      (B)  have been diagnosed with a chronic illness   designated by the executive commissioner; and                      (C)  be hospitalized or receiving health care   services at the hospital for that chronic illness.          (c)  The executive commissioner may require that a Medicaid   managed care organization provide reimbursement under this section   to a recipient who is enrolled in a Medicaid managed care plan   offered by the organization.          (d)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary   to implement this section, including rules:                (1)  designating the diagnoses considered chronic   illnesses for purposes of reimbursement under this section; and                (2)  establishing reasonable limits on reimbursement   amounts.          SECTION 2.  If before implementing any provision of this Act   a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a   federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,   the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or   authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the   waiver or authorization is granted.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.