HBA-DMH S.B. 101 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 101 By: Nelson Public Health 5/15/2001 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, Texas does not require a Medicaid managed care recipient to pay a copayment for treatment or services. The Health and Human Services Commission (commission) has reviewed this issue in the past, but has not made any determination. Senate Bill 101 requires the commission to evaluate the feasibility of requiring Medicaid recipients to make nominal copayments at the time that services are received and to make recommendations to the legislature based on that evaluation. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS Senate Bill 101 amends the Government Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (commission) to evaluate the feasibility of requiring Medicaid recipients including recipients enrolled in a managed care plan, to make nominal copayments at the time that services are received, as authorized by federal law and to make recommendations to the legislature based on that evaluation. The bill requires the commission to submit the recommendations not later than November 1, 2002. These provisions expire September 1, 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2001.