By Nelson S.B. No. 100
77R990 KKA-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to an evaluation of a limitation on the number of managed
1-3 care organizations permitted to provide health care services to
1-4 recipients of medical assistance.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 533, Government Code, is
1-7 amended by adding Section 533.0041 to read as follows:
1-8 Sec. 533.0041. EVALUATION OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF MANAGED
1-9 CARE ORGANIZATIONS. (a) The commission shall:
1-10 (1) evaluate the appropriateness and potential effect
1-11 of imposing a limitation on the number of managed care
1-12 organizations permitted to contract with the commission to provide
1-13 health care services within each health care service region; and
1-14 (2) make recommendations to the legislature based on
1-15 that evaluation.
1-16 (b) The evaluation must include an assessment of whether the
1-17 limitation described by Subsection (a) will affect the market share
1-18 of each managed care organization permitted to contract with the
1-19 commission in a manner that will promote successful implementation
1-20 of delivery of health care services to recipients through managed
1-21 care.
1-22 (c) This section expires September 1, 2003.
1-23 SECTION 2. The Health and Human Services Commission shall
1-24 submit the recommendations required by Section 533.0041, Government
2-1 Code, as added by this Act, not later than November 1, 2002.
2-2 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a
2-3 vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-4 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
2-5 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-6 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.