1. (a) In this section, "center" means a prescribed pediatric extended care center licensed under Chapter 248A, Health and Safety Code.

2. (b) In adopting rules governing the reimbursement of a center for services provided under the medical assistance program, the executive commissioner shall clearly identify the documentation a center must obtain and maintain to be eligible for reimbursement. The rules may not:

   1. (1) authorize a center to combine documentation for transportation with documentation for other services provided by the center; or

   2. (2) condition reimbursement of non-transportation services on:

      1. (A) a recipient's decision to use transportation services on a specific date or on an ongoing basis; or
      2. (B) a center's obtaining and maintaining transportation documentation.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 862 (H.B. 3550), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023.