By: Oliverson, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) H.B. No. 1283
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2023;
May 5, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &
Human Services; May 18, 2023, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 18, 2023, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE VOTE
YeaNayAbsentPNV
KolkhorstX
PerryX
BlancoX
HallX
HancockX
HughesX
LaMantiaX
MilesX
SparksX
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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.
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