Amend CSHB 1 by adding the following:
On page II-95 of the Health and Human Services Commission bill pattern add the following new rider:
____. DMO's in Texas Medicaid Program. Out of funds appropriated above, the Health and Human Services Commission shall evaluate and assess the appropriate number of dental managed care organizations (DMOs) in the Texas Medicaid program. In its evaluation it shall look at the number of dental providers participating in the program and the impact on accessibility to treatment by enrollees. HHSC shall maintain a minimum of three DMOs to increase dental provider participation and enrollee access to services by September 1, 2016.