Text of section effective until April 01, 2025
Sec. 531.0218.  LONG-TERM CARE MEDICAID PROGRAMS.  (a)  To the extent authorized by state and federal law, the commission shall make uniform the functions relating to the administration and delivery of Section 1915(c) waiver programs, including:
(1)  rate-setting;
(2)  the applicability and use of service definitions;
(3)  quality assurance;  and
(4)  intake data elements.
(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to functions of a Section 1915(c) waiver program that is operated in conjunction with a federally funded program of the state under Medicaid that is authorized under Section 1915(b) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n(b)).
(c)  The commission shall ensure that information on individuals seeking to obtain services from Section 1915(c) waiver programs is maintained in a single computerized database that is accessible to staff of each of the state agencies administering those programs.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.040, eff. April 2, 2015.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2025.