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By: Lindsay S.B. No. 121
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.