Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0461
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0461, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 32.0461. VENDOR DRUG PROGRAM; COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall seek competitive bids for the claims processing function of the vendor drug program.
(b) The commission shall require any person seeking to contract for services under this section to comply with competitive bidding procedures adopted by the executive commissioner.
(c) The commission may award a contract under this section to another person only if the commission determines that the provision of services under that contract would be more cost-effective and the time to process claims under the contract would be the same as or faster than having employees of the commission continue to process claims.
(d) The commission may consult with the comptroller in administering this section.
(b) The commission shall require any person seeking to contract for services under this section to comply with competitive bidding procedures adopted by the executive commissioner.
(c) The commission may award a contract under this section to another person only if the commission determines that the provision of services under that contract would be more cost-effective and the time to process claims under the contract would be the same as or faster than having employees of the commission continue to process claims.
(d) The commission may consult with the comptroller in administering this section.
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