Amend CSHB 3540, in ARTICLE 7, by adding the following
appropriately numbered section to the article and renumbering the
subsequent sections of the article accordingly:
SECTION 7. . Section 531.070(h), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(h) Subject to Subsection (i), the commission shall
negotiate with manufacturers and labelers, and may negotiate with
[including] generic manufacturers and labelers, to obtain
supplemental rebates for prescription drugs provided under:
(1) the Medicaid vendor drug program in excess of the
Medicaid rebates required by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396r-8 and its
subsequent amendments;
(2) the child health plan program; and
(3) any other state program administered by the
commission or a health and human services agency, including
community mental health centers and state mental health hospitals.