{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-526.0059","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 526.0059","heading":"PROHIBITED AWARD OF CONTRACTS TO MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS.","body":"The commission may not contract with a managed care organization, including a health maintenance organization, or a pharmacy benefit manager if, in the preceding three years, the organization or manager, in connection with a bid, proposal, or contract with the commission, was subject to a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction resulting in:\n(1) a conviction for:\n(A) a criminal offense under state or federal law related to the delivery of an item or service;\n(B) a criminal offense under state or federal law related to neglect or abuse of patients in connection with the delivery of an item or service; or\n(C) a felony offense under state or federal law related to fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary responsibility, or other financial misconduct; or\n(2) the imposition of a penalty or fine in the amount of $500,000 or more in a state or federal administrative proceeding based on a conviction for a criminal offense under state or federal law.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","CHAPTER 526. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER","SUBCHAPTER B. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED OR ADMINISTERED BY COMMISSION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.526.htm#526.0059","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"61198d5e6abf0a2346b4c5dd02fd8f22adc8e252fbf1820d9960d854f6d86d9d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-526.0058","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-526.0101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}