Tex. Gov't Code § 526.0059 · Subchapter B. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED OR ADMINISTERED BY COMMISSION
PROHIBITED AWARD OF CONTRACTS TO MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The commission may not contract with a managed care organization, including a health maintenance organization, or a pharmacy benefit manager if, in the preceding three years, the organization or manager, in connection with a bid, proposal, or contract with the commission, was subject to a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction resulting in:
(1) a conviction for:
(A) a criminal offense under state or federal law related to the delivery of an item or service;
(B) a criminal offense under state or federal law related to neglect or abuse of patients in connection with the delivery of an item or service; or
(C) a felony offense under state or federal law related to fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary responsibility, or other financial misconduct; or
(2) the imposition of a penalty or fine in the amount of $500,000 or more in a state or federal administrative proceeding based on a conviction for a criminal offense under state or federal law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.526.htm
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