88R12927 JG-F
By: Perry S.B. No. 1619
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the determination of prescription drug reimbursement
amounts under the Medicaid vendor drug program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 32.0462, Human Resources Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) In determining the usual and customary price of a
prescription drug for purposes of determining the reimbursement
amount for that drug under Subsection (a)(1), the commission shall
exclude any discount price offered for the prescription drug,
including a discount offered through a third-party discount card.
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.