Texas Legislative: Telemonitoring Bill Continues Progress Toward Passage

Thanks to the Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice for the following update and all their hard work on the telemonitoring bill.

Texas Legislative: Telemonitoring Bill Continues Progress Toward Passage
The TAHC&H initiated bill that would create a telemonitoring program for Medicaid home health patients has gained momentum in this final week of the legislative session. SB 293 is moving up the House calendar on this final day- Tuesday, May 24th-in which senate bills can be heard on second reading by the House. The session ends on May 31st.
In addition, key lawmakers in the House have worked with TAHC&H to add the telemonitoring program to SB 23 which contains several programs supported by the leadership. SB 23 has already passed the House and is being sent to a conference committee to work out differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. TAHC&H will be encouraging conferees to retain the telemonitoring program in SB 23 for final passage.

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