Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
SB 1934 standardizes regulations for health care provider participation programs that allow local governments to collect mandatory payments from hospitals to fund health care initiatives. It ensures that mandatory payments do not exceed federal limits, requires public notice and hearings before adjustments, and allows the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to reject non-compliant payments. The bill clarifies that it does not create a statewide hospital tax.
Author (1)
Juan Hinojosa