Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 531.084. Medicaid Long-Term Care Cost Containment Strategies

(1) establish a fee schedule for reimbursable incurred medical expenses for dental services controlled in long-term care facilities;

(2) implement a fee schedule for reimbursable incurred medical expenses for durable medical equipment in nursing facilities and ICF-IID facilities;

(3) implement a durable medical equipment fee schedule action plan;

(4) establish a system for private contractors to secure and coordinate the collection of Medicare funds for recipients who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid;

(5) create additional partnerships with pharmaceutical companies to obtain discounted prescription drugs for Medicaid recipients; and

(6) develop and implement a system for auditing the Medicaid hospice care system that provides services in long-term care facilities to ensure correct billing for pharmaceuticals.

(1) the need to ensure access to dental services for residents of long-term care facilities who are unable to travel to a dental office to obtain care;

(2) the most recent Comprehensive Fee Report published by the National Dental Advisory Service;

(3) the difficulty of providing dental services in long-term care facilities;

(4) the complexity of treating medically compromised patients; and

(5) time-related and travel-related costs incurred by dentists providing dental services in long-term care facilities.