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Promising Practices in HCBS: Texas – Appropriations Rider: Promoting Independence
10/17/2003 | Requests *Summary
This report provides information on a piece of Texas legislation which included a rider in the state’s 2001 appropriations act to promote independence and community integration for nursing facility residents. Originally called Rider 37, it allowed Medicaid funding to follow an individual moving from a nursing facility into the community.
Author
Cantu, Gerardo
Available Files
- Texas Rider 37 Word (35K, 2 pages)
Keywords
Nursing Facility Transition; Rider 37; olmstead; money follows the person; MFP
Topic
Money Follows the Person, Olmstead, State/Agency Information, Transition/Diversion from Institutions
Type/Tool
Promising practices, Reports
Source
CMS, Thomson Reuters (formerly Medstat)
State
Texas
Date Created
12/02/2003
Contact
Gerardo Cantu
Texas Department of Human Services
jose.cantu@dhs.state.tx.us
512-438-3693
Texas Department of Human Services
jose.cantu@dhs.state.tx.us
512-438-3693
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