TITLE: Relating to contract requirements for prescription drug benefits provided by Medicaid managed care organizations.

SUMMARY: Relating to contract requirements for prescription drug benefits provided by Medicaid managed care organizations.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to contract requirements for prescription drug benefits provided by Medicaid managed care organizations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 533.005(a-1), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a-1) The requirements imposed by Subsections (a)(23)(A), (B), and (C) do not apply, and may not be enforced, on and after August 31, 2023 [2018].SECTION 2. 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 3. 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.