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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) In implementing the electronic visit verification system:
(1) subject to Subsection (b), the executive commissioner shall adopt compliance standards for health care providers; and
(2) the commission shall ensure that:
(A) the information required to be reported by health care providers is standardized across Medicaid managed care organizations and commission programs;
(B) processes Medicaid managed care organizations require to retrospectively correct data are standardized and publicly accessible to health care providers;
(C) standardized processes are established for addressing the failure of a Medicaid managed care organization to provide a timely authorization for delivering services necessary to ensure continuity of care; and
(D) a health care provider is allowed to enter a variable schedule into the system.
(b) In establishing compliance standards for health care providers under Subsection (a), the executive commissioner shall consider:
(1) the administrative burdens placed on health care providers required to comply with the standards; and
(2) the benefits of using emerging technologies for ensuring compliance, including Internet-based, mobile telephone-based, and global positioning-based technologies. (Gov. Code, Secs. 531.024172(d), (e).)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 532.0255. Compliance Standards and Standardized Processes - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-532-0255/
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