HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 15-016ORDINANCE NO. 15-016
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT'S PARTICIPATION IN A MUNICIPAL HEALTH
CARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM,
'COLLECTION OF A MANDATORY PAYMENT, AND USE
OF FUNDS FROM MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
WHEREAS, .the Texas Legislature enacted by unanimous consent Senate Bill
1387 84(R) Leg.(2015), which added Chapter 295 to the Health and Safety Code and
which went into effect immediately upon being signed by the Governor on May 23, 2015;
and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to new Section 295.003 of the Health and Safety Code,
the governing
body of a
municipality may by order authorize. the
municipality to
participate in a
municipal
health care provider participation program
and establish a
Local Provider Participation Fund; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of participation in a municipal health care provider
participation program is to help local providers gain access to the Texas Transformation
& Quality Improvement 1115 Medicaid Waiver; and,
WHEREAS, the funding for the Local Provider Participation Fund is generated
from revenue from a mandatory payment that may be required by the municipality from
an institutional health care provider to fund certain intergovernmental transfers and
indigent care programs; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 295.052 of the Health and Safety Code, the
governing body of a municipality that participates in a municipal health care provider
participation program may, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the
governing body, authorize the municipality to collect a mandatory payment from each
institutional health. care provider located in the.municipality; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 295.103, a municipality
that participates. in .a municipal health care provider participation program may use the
funds collected through mandatory payments only for specified purposes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby,
in all things, approved and adopted; and,
to:
THAT the City Council of the City of Beaumont authorizes the City of Beaumont
1. Participate in a municipal health care provider participation program;
2. Establish a Local Provider Participation Fund;
3. Collect a mandatory payment from each institutional health care provider
located in the City of Beaumont; and
4. Use the funds collected through mandatory payments for the purposes
specified in Health and Safety Code Section 295.103.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED THAT the City Manager is hereby authorized to
execute on behalf of the City any and all documents necessary for the participation of .
the City in the Municipal Health Care Provider Participation Program.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 9th day of
June, 2015.
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Tina Broussard, City Clerk
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City Attorney