Texas § 62.055 CONTRACTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD HEALTH PLAN.

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§ 62.055 — CONTRACTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD HEALTH PLAN.

Texas § 62.055

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 62.055 (2026).

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Sec. 62.055. CONTRACTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD HEALTH PLAN.

(a)It is the intent of the legislature that the commission maximize the use of private resources in administering the child health plan created under this chapter. In administering the child health plan, the commission may contract with a third party administrator to provide enrollment and related services under the state child health plan.

(b), (c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.156(a)(1).

(d)Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(23), eff. April 2, 2015.

(e)The executive commissioner shall retain all policymaking authority over the state child health plan.

(f)The commission shall:

(1)procure all contracts with a third party administrator through a competitive procurement process in

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Sec. 62.055. CONTRACTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD HEALTH PLAN. (a) It is the intent of the legislature that the commission maximize the use of private resources in administering the child health plan created under this chapter. In administering the child health plan, the commission may contract with a third party administrator to provide enrollment and related services under the state child health plan.
(b), (c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.156(a)(1).
(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(23), eff. April 2, 2015.
(e) The executive commissioner shall retain all policymaking authority over the state child health plan.
(f) The commission shall:
(1) procure all contracts with a third party administrator through a competitive procurement process in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws or regulations; and
(2) ensure that all contracts with child health plan providers under Section 62.155 are procured through a competitive procurement process in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws or regulations.

Albert Hawkins, Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Anne Sapp, Acting Commissioner of the Texas Department of Human Services And the Texas Department of Human Services v. El Paso First Health Plans, Inc. and Community Health Choice, Inc.

(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2007)

Cecile Erwin Young, in Her Official Capacity as the Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission; Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc.; And Aetna Better Health of Texas, Inc. v. Cook Children's Health Plan, Texas Children's Health Plan, Superior Health Plan, Inc., and Wellpoint Insurance Company

(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2025)

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.43, 2.156(a)(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0195, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.1639(23), eff. April 2, 2015.