2023S0042-1 01/20/23
 
  By: Perry S.B. No. 651
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the repeal of certain contracting requirements under
  the Medicaid managed care delivery model.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 533.003(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  In awarding contracts to managed care organizations,
  the commission shall:
               (1)  give preference to organizations that have
  significant participation in the organization's provider network
  from each health care provider in the region who has traditionally
  provided care to Medicaid and charity care patients;
               (2)  give extra consideration to organizations that
  agree to assure continuity of care for at least three months beyond
  the period of Medicaid eligibility for recipients;
               (3)  consider the need to use different managed care
  plans to meet the needs of different populations;
               (4)  consider the ability of organizations to process
  Medicaid claims electronically; and
               (5)  in the initial implementation of managed care in
  the South Texas service region, give extra consideration to an
  organization that [either:
                     [(A)]  is locally owned, managed, and operated, if
  one exists[; or
                     [(B)  is in compliance with the requirements of
  Section 533.004].
         SECTION 2.  Section 533.004, Government Code, is repealed.
         SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
  contracts by the Health and Human Services Commission that are
  fully executed on or after the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 4.  If before implementing any provision of this Act
  a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
  federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
  the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
  authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
  waiver or authorization is granted.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.