Amend CSHB 2913 as follows: (1) In SECTION 3 of the bill, strike added Section 533.003, Government Code (senate committee printing, page 2, lines 52-59), and substitute the following: Sec. 533.003. CONSIDERATIONS IN AWARDING CONTRACTS. In awarding contracts to managed care organizations, the commission shall: (1) give preference to organizations that have significant participation in the organization's provider network from each health care provider in the region who has traditionally provided care to Medicaid and charity care patients; (2) give extra consideration to organizations that agree to assure continuity of care for at least three months beyond the period of Medicaid eligibility for recipients; and (3) consider the need to use different managed care plans to meet the needs of different populations. (2) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 533.005(6), Government Code, after the semicolon (senate committee printing, page 3, line 59), strike "and". (3) In SECTION 3 of the bill, at the end of added Section 533.005(7), Government Code (senate committee printing, page 3, line 67), strike the period and substitute "; and". (4) In SECTION 3 of the bill, between added Section 533.005, Government Code, and added Section 533.006, Government Code (senate committee printing, page 3, between lines 67 and 68), insert the following: (8) a requirement that the managed care organization comply with Section 533.006 as a condition of contract retention and renewal. (5) In SECTION 3 of the bill, strike added Section 533.006(a)(1), Government Code (senate committee printing, page 4, lines 3-6) and substitute the following: (1) seek participation in the organization's provider network from: (A) each health care provider in the region who has traditionally provided care to Medicaid recipients; and (B) each hospital in the region that has been designated as a disproportionate share hospital under the state Medicaid program; and ZAFFIRINI WEST MADLA