TITLE: Relating to prescription drug formularies applicable to the Medicaid managed care program.

SUMMARY: Relating to prescription drug formularies applicable to the Medicaid managed care program.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to prescription drug formularies applicable to the Medicaid managed care program. 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, 2033 [2023].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 September 1, 2023.