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AN ACT
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relating to contract requirements for prescription drug benefits |
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provided by Medicaid managed care organizations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 533.005(a-1), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The requirements imposed by Subsections (a)(23)(A), |
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(B), and (C) do not apply, and may not be enforced, on and after |
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August 31, 2023 [2018]. |
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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. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1917 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 102, Nays 41, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1917 was passed by the Senate on May |
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21, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 7. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |