Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1585 amends the Human Resources Code to require the Texas Department of Health in coordination with the State Council on Competitive Government to seek competitive bids for the claims processing function of the Medicaid vendor drug program. The act permits the department and the Texas Department of Human Services to submit bids in the same manner as the other entities that compete for the contract. Senate Bill 1585 authorizes the contract to be awarded to an outside entity only if that contract would process claims in the same or less time that it takes the employees of the department currently and the contract is more cost-effective.