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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to value-based arrangements in the Medicaid vendor drug |
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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. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.0701 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.0701. VALUE-BASED ARRANGEMENTS. (a) In this |
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section, "manufacturer" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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531.070. |
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(b) Subject to Section 531.071, the commission may enter |
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into a value-based arrangement for the Medicaid vendor drug program |
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by written agreement with a manufacturer based on outcome data or |
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other metrics to which this state and the manufacturer agree in |
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writing. The value-based arrangement may include a rebate, a |
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discount, a price reduction, a contribution, risk sharing, a |
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reimbursement, payment deferral or installment payments, a |
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guarantee, patient care, shared savings payments, withholds, a |
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bonus, or any other thing of value. |
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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 Health and Human Services Commission is |
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required to implement a provision of this Act only if the |
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legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If |
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the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that |
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purpose, the commission may, but is not required to, implement a |
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provision of this Act using other appropriations available for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |