Amend CSSB 2138 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 533, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 533.0031 to read as follows:
Sec. 533.0031. MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PLAN ACCREDITATION. (a) A managed care plan offered by a Medicaid managed care organization must be accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation organization. The commission may choose whether to require all managed care plans offered by Medicaid managed care organizations to be accredited by the same organization or to allow for accreditation by different organizations.
(b) The commission may use the data, scoring, and other information provided to or received from an accreditation organization in the commission's contract oversight processes.
SECTION ____. The Health and Human Services Commission shall require that a managed care plan offered by a Medicaid managed care organization with which the commission enters into or renews a contract under Chapter 533, Government Code, on or after the effective date of this Act complies with Section 533.0031, Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than September 1, 2022.