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78R108 YDB-D

By:  Marchant                                                     H.B. No. 1177



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the application of the open meetings law to certain 
health maintenance organizations.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 551.085, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	Sec. 551.085.  GOVERNING BOARD OF CERTAIN PROVIDERS OF 
HEALTH CARE SERVICES.  This chapter does not require the governing 
board of a municipal hospital, municipal hospital authority, 
hospital district created under general or special law, health 
maintenance organization created under Section 281.0515, Health 
and Safety Code, or nonprofit health maintenance organization 
created under Section 534.101, Health and Safety Code, to conduct 
an open meeting to deliberate:
		(1)  pricing or financial planning information 
relating to a bid or negotiation for the arrangement or provision of 
services or product lines to another person if disclosure of the 
information would give advantage to competitors of the hospital, 
hospital district, health maintenance organization, or nonprofit 
health maintenance organization; or
		(2)  information relating to a proposed new service or 
product line of the hospital, hospital district, health maintenance 
organization, or nonprofit health maintenance organization before 
publicly announcing the service or product line.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.