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  89R5360 AND-D     By: Meza H.B. No. 2531       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the reimbursement rate for meals provided under the   home-delivered meals program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 526, Government Code, as   effective April 1, 2025, is amended by adding Section 526.0060 to   read as follows:           Sec.   526.0060.     HOME-DELIVERED MEALS PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENT   RATE; ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.   (a)   In this section, "home-delivered   meals program" means the program administered by the commission   under which a contracted provider agency delivers meals to certain   eligible individuals, including:                 (1)     recipients receiving services under the STAR+PLUS   home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver program;                   (2)     individuals receiving community services and   supports under Title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.   Section 1397 et seq.); and                 (3)     individuals receiving services from area agencies   on aging under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. Section   3001 et seq.).           (b)     Subject to Subsection (c), the executive commissioner   by rule shall increase the reimbursement rate ceiling prescribed   for a meal provided under the home-delivered meals program to $10   per meal.           (c)     Not later than October 1 of each year, the reimbursement   rate ceiling for a meal provided under the home-delivered meals   program must be adjusted to reflect the change in the Consumer Price   Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) published by the Bureau of   Labor Statistics or its successor index during the preceding fiscal   year.          SECTION 2.  If before implementing any provision of this Act   a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a   federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,   the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or   authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the   waiver or authorization is granted.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.