Sec. 32.046.  SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF PHARMACY PRODUCTS.

Text of subsection effective until April 01, 2025

  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing sanctions and penalties that apply to a provider who participates in the vendor drug program or is enrolled as a network pharmacy provider of a managed care organization contracting with the commission under Chapter 533, Government Code, or its subcontractor and who submits an improper claim for reimbursement under the program.

Text of subsection effective on April 01, 2025

(a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing sanctions and penalties that apply to a provider who participates in the vendor drug program or is enrolled as a network pharmacy provider of a managed care organization contracting with the commission under Chapter 540, Government Code, or its subcontractor and who submits an improper claim for reimbursement under the program.
(b)  The commission shall notify each provider in the vendor drug program that the provider is subject to sanctions and penalties for submitting an improper claim.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.02(k), eff. September 28, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.124, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 2.84, eff. April 1, 2025.