ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON UNIFORM PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FORMS.

(a) The commissioner shall appoint a committee to advise the commissioner on the technical, operational, and practical aspects of developing the single, standard prior authorization form required under Section 1369.304 for requesting prior authorization of prescription drug benefits.

(b) The advisory committee shall determine the following:

(1) a single standard form for requesting prior authorization of prescription drug benefits;

(2) the length of the standard prior authorization form;

(3) the length of time allowed for acknowledgement of receipt of the form by the health benefit plan issuer or the agent of the health benefit plan issuer that manages or administers prescription drug benefits;

(4) the acceptable methods to acknowledge receipt; and

(5) the penalty imposed on the health benefit plan issuer or the agent of the health benefit plan issuer that manages or administers prescription drug benefits for failure to acknowledge receipt of the form.

(c) The commissioner shall consult the advisory committee with respect to any rule relating to a subject described by Section 1369.304 or this section before adopting the rule and may consult the committee as needed with respect to a subsequent amendment of an adopted rule.

(d) Not later than the second anniversary of the final approval of the standard prior authorization form, and every two years subsequently, the commissioner shall convene the advisory committee to review the standard prior authorization form, examine the form's effectiveness and impact on patient safety, and determine whether changes are needed.

(e) The advisory committee shall be composed of the commissioner of insurance or the commissioner's designee, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission or the executive commissioner's designee, and an equal number of members from each of the following groups:

(1) physicians;

(2) other prescribing health care providers;

(3) consumers experienced with prior authorizations;

(4) hospitals;

(5) pharmacists;

(6) specialty pharmacies;

(7) pharmacy benefit managers;

(8) specialty drug distributors;

(9) health benefit plan issuers for the Texas Health Insurance Pool established under Chapter 1506;

(10) health benefit plan issuers; and

(11) health benefit plan networks of providers.

(f) A member of the advisory committee serves without compensation.

(g) Section 39.003(a) of this code and Chapter 2110, Government Code, do not apply to the advisory committee.