By Gray                                                H.B. No. 916
         77R2387 MCK-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to evaluating drug purchasing cooperatives.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1. Chapter 108, Health and Safety Code, is amended by
 1-5     adding Section 108.0062 to read as follows:
 1-6           Sec. 108.0062.  DRUG PURCHASING COOPERATIVES. (a)  The
 1-7     council shall develop criteria for evaluating drug purchasing
 1-8     cooperatives and create an evaluation form for consumers to
 1-9     evaluate drug purchasing cooperatives.
1-10           (b)  The council shall distribute the evaluation forms to the
1-11     department, local health departments, the Texas Department of
1-12     Insurance, and the office of consumer protection division of the
1-13     office of the attorney general.
1-14           (c)  The council shall compile the information from completed
1-15     evaluation forms and make the information available to the public.
1-16           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.