Sec. 531.024131.  EXPANSION OF BILLING COORDINATION AND INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITIES.
 
Without reference to the amendment of this subsection, this subsection was repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(1), eff. April 1, 2025.
 
  (a)  If cost-effective, the commission may:
(1)  contract to expand all or part of the billing coordination system established under Section 531.02413 to process claims for services provided through other benefits programs administered by the commission or a health and human services agency;
(2)  expand any other billing coordination tools and resources used to process claims for health care services provided through Medicaid to process claims for services provided through other benefits programs administered by the commission or a health and human services agency; and
(3)  expand the scope of persons about whom information is collected under Section 32.0424(a), Human Resources Code, to include recipients of services provided through other benefits programs administered by the commission or a health and human services agency.
Text of subsection effective until April 01, 2025
(b)  Notwithstanding any other state law, each health and human services agency shall provide the commission with any information necessary to allow the commission or the commission's designee to perform the billing coordination and information collection activities authorized by this section.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.10, eff. September 28, 2011.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.052, eff. April 2, 2015.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(1), eff. April 1, 2025.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1098 (S.B. 1342), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.