Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES |
Subtitle C. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS |
Chapter 32. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
Subchapter B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS |
Sec. 32.0245. NURSING HOME BEDS FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
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The department shall waive for a nursing facility a restriction imposed by state law on the authority to contract under the state Medicaid program for nursing home beds based on the percentage of beds that are occupied in a geographical area if the facility:
(1) is affiliated with a medical school operated by the state;
(2) is participating in a research program for the care and treatment of persons with Alzheimer's disease; and
(3) is designed to separate and treat Alzheimer's disease by stage or functional level.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 841, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.