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
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