H.B. No. 1283
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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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1283 was passed by the House on May 3,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1283 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor