Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 65.052 — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION RELATED TO PROGRAM
HS § 65.052Title 2. HEALTH · Part C. PROGRAMS PROVIDING HEALTH CARE BENEFITS AND SERVICES · Ch. 65. PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAVINGS PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS · Art. B. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAVINGS PROGRAM
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission shall oversee the implementation of the program and coordinate the activities of each state agency involved in that implementation.
(b)The commission shall design the program to be cost neutral by collecting prescription drug rebates after using money in the fund in amounts equal to the rebate amounts to purchase prescription drugs.
(c)The commission shall develop procedures for accepting applications for program enrollment, including a process to:
(1)determine eligibility, screening, and enrollment procedures that allow applicants to self attest to the extent authorized by federal law; and
(2)resolve disputes related to eligibility determinations.
(d)The commission shall publish on an Internet website all average consumer costs for each prescription drug available through the program.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 626 (H.B. 18), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.