Amend CSHB 587 as follows:
      Amend SECTION 2 of the bill, following proposed Sec. 534.104,
Health and Safety Code (page 2, line 55, committee printing), by
inserting:
      SECTION 534.105.  CONSIDERATION OF BIDS.  The department
shall give equal consideration to bids submitted by any entity,
whether it be public, for-profit, or non-profit, if the department
accepts bids to provide services through a capitated or at-risk
payment arrangement and if the entities meet all other criteria as
required by the department.