Lexology May 31, 2023
Recently we published a post, titled “Texas Legislature Provides Pathway for Continuation of Hospital-at-Home Program,” which discussed House Bill 1890 that passed both houses of the Texas Legislature and was pending the governor’s signature. By way of update, House Bill 1890 was signed by the Texas governor on May 27 and immediately became effective upon signing.
Texas hospitals officially have a pathway for hospitals to provide Acute Hospital Care at Home Program services (commonly known as the Hospital-at-Home program) without Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) needing to have an emergency rule in place. Under the legislation, Texas will allow for Hospital-at-Home programs (i) for as long as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to permit...