88R8796 MM-F
By: Bucy H.B. No. 5274
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the expedited credentialing of providers under the
Medicaid managed care program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 533.0064(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) At the time the commission establishes a new program
under the Medicaid program and not less frequently than annually,
the [The] commission shall review and identify the types of
providers for which an expedited credentialing process must be
established and implemented under this section.
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.