Article Publication Date:
10/17/2003
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.
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N/A
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State/Agency Information
Rider 37; olmstead; money follows the person; MFP
Contact
Gerardo Cantu
Texas Department of Human Services
jose.cantu@dhs.state.tx.us
Phone:
512-438-3693
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49519