TX SB2578

Requires contracts for Medicaid delivery to nursing facilities to have terms no more stringent than federal Medicare certification and enrollment requirements for skilled nursing facilities

Allows uninterrupted Medicaid payments during ownership transfers when the new provider meets licensure requirements, assumes prior contract terms, and signs a successor liability agreement accepting responsibility for any existing or discovered liabilities from the previous provider

Mandates a single application process for both licensure and Medicaid contracting for nursing facilities

Requires the department to issue medical assistance delivery contracts within 30 days after issuing a temporary change of ownership license

Requires vendor payments to nursing facilities within 30 days of contract effective date, including expedited 30-day credentialing by managed care organizations