Tex. Gov't Code § 811.009 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH CARE PURPOSES; REVIEW BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section applies to any contract with a contract amount of $250 million or more:
(1) under which a person provides goods or services in connection with the provision of medical or health care services, coverage, or benefits; and
(2) entered into by the person and the retirement system.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, before a contract described by Subsection (a) may be entered into by the retirement system, a representative of the office of the attorney general shall review the form and terms of the contract and may make recommendations to the retirement system for changes to the contract if the attorney general determines that the office of the attorney general has sufficient subject matter expertise and resources available to provide this service.
(c) The retirement system must notify the office of the attorney general at the time the system initiates the planning phase of the contracting process. A representative of the office of the attorney general or another attorney advising the agency under Subsection (d) may participate in negotiations or discussions with proposed contractors and may be physically present during those negotiations or discussions.
(d) If the attorney general determines that the office of the attorney general does not have sufficient subject matter expertise or resources available to provide the services described by this section, the office of the attorney general may require the retirement system to enter into an interagency agreement or to obtain outside legal services under Section 402.0212 for the provision of services described by this section.
(e) The retirement system shall provide to the office of the attorney general any information the office of the attorney general determines is necessary to administer this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1011 (H.B. 880), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.811.htm
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