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Amend CSSB 1188 (House Committee Printing) by adding the
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION __. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Section 531.070(1),
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(1) Each year the commission shall provide a written report
to the legislature and the governor. The report shall cover:
(1) the cost of administering the preferred drug lists
adopted under Section 531.072;
(2) an analysis of the utilization trends for medical
services provided by the state and any correlation to the preferred
drug lists;
(3) an analysis of the effect on health outcomes and
results for recipients; [and]
(4) statistical information related to the number of
approvals granted or denied; and
(5) an analysis of the effect during the preceding year
of the implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Pub. L. No. 108-173) on
the preferred drug list adopted under Section 531.072 and the prior
authorization requirements under Section 531.073 applicable under
the Medicaid vendor drug program.