By Zaffirini, Moncrief, et al. S.B. No. 602 Substitute the following for S.B. No. 602: By Maxey C.S.S.B. No. 602 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the development and implementation of a computer 1-3 database to reduce fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Article 4413(502), Revised Statutes, is amended 1-6 by adding Section 16A to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 16A. MEDICAID DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM. (a) The 1-8 commission and each health and human services agency that 1-9 administers a part of the state Medicaid program shall jointly 1-10 develop a system to coordinate and integrate state Medicaid 1-11 databases to: 1-12 (1) facilitate the comprehensive analysis of Medicaid 1-13 data; and 1-14 (2) detect fraud perpetrated by a program provider or 1-15 client. 1-16 (b) To minimize cost and duplication of activities, the 1-17 commission shall assist and coordinate: 1-18 (1) the efforts of the agencies that are participating 1-19 in the development of the system required by Subsection (a); and 1-20 (2) the efforts of those agencies with the efforts of 1-21 other agencies involved in a statewide health data collection 1-22 system provided for by legislation enacted by the 74th Legislature, 1-23 including avoiding duplication of expenditure of state funds for 1-24 computer hardware, staff, or services. 2-1 (c) On the request of the commissioner, a state agency that 2-2 administers any part of the state Medicaid program shall assist the 2-3 commission in developing the system required by this section. 2-4 (d) The commission shall develop the database system in a 2-5 manner that will enable a complete analysis of the use of 2-6 prescription medications, including information relating to: 2-7 (1) Medicaid clients for whom more than three 2-8 medications have been prescribed; and 2-9 (2) the medical effect denial of Medicaid coverage for 2-10 more than three medications has had on Medicaid clients. 2-11 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 2-12 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-13 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-14 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-15 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-16 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.