Tex.
Gov't Code Section 543.0053
Clinical Initiative Evaluation Process
(1)
require that a suggestion for a clinical initiative be submitted to the state Medicaid director;(2)
allow the commission to conduct, with the assistance of an appropriate advisory committee or similar group as determined by the commission, a preliminary review of each suggested clinical initiative to determine whether the initiative warrants further consideration and analysis under Section 543.0054 (Analysis of Clinical Initiatives);(3)
require the commission to publish on the Internet website maintained in accordance with Section 543.0003 (Internet Website) the criteria the commission uses in the preliminary review under Subdivision (2) to determine whether an initiative warrants analysis under Section 543.0054 (Analysis of Clinical Initiatives);(4)
limit the number of suggestions analyzed under Section 543.0054 (Analysis of Clinical Initiatives);(5)
require that a suggestion for a clinical initiative selected for analysis under Section 543.0054 (Analysis of Clinical Initiatives) be published on the Internet website maintained in accordance with Section 543.0003 (Internet Website) not later than the 30th day after the date the state Medicaid director receives the suggestion;(6)
provide for a formal public comment period that lasts at least 30 days during which the public may submit comments and research relating to a suggested clinical initiative;(7)
require commission employees to analyze, in accordance with Section 543.0054 (Analysis of Clinical Initiatives), each suggested clinical initiative selected for analysis; and(8)
require the development and publication of a final report in accordance with Section 543.0055 (Final Report on Clinical Initiative) on each clinical initiative selected for analysis under Section 543.0054 (Analysis of Clinical Initiatives) not later than the 180th day after the date the state Medicaid director receives the suggestion.
Source:
Section 543.0053 — Clinical Initiative Evaluation Process, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.543.htm#543.0053 (accessed May 18, 2024).
