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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prescription drug coverage under the state Medicaid |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (z-2) to read as follows: |
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(z-2) Notwithstanding any other law, the department, in its |
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rules and standards governing the vendor drug program, may not |
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limit to less than four the number of medications prescribed each |
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month to a recipient of prescription drug benefits under the |
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medical assistance program if one of those medications is |
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prescribed for 30 days or less and may not be refilled. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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person receiving medical assistance on or after the effective date |
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of this Act regardless of the date on which the person began |
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receiving that medical assistance. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |