Sec. 32.0287.  PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTER REIMBURSEMENT.  (a)  In this section, "center" means a prescribed pediatric extended care center licensed under Chapter 248A, Health and Safety Code.
(b)  In adopting rules governing the reimbursement of a center for services provided under the medical assistance program, the executive commissioner shall clearly identify the documentation a center must obtain and maintain to be eligible for reimbursement.  The rules may not:
(1)  authorize a center to combine documentation for transportation with documentation for other services provided by the center; or
(2)  condition reimbursement of non-transportation services on:
(A)  a recipient's decision to use transportation services on a specific date or on an ongoing basis; or
(B)  a center's obtaining and maintaining transportation documentation.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 862 (H.B. 3550), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023.