Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 522.0051. Negotiation and Review of Certain Contracts for Health Care Purposes

(a) This section applies to a contract with a contract amount of $250 million or more:

(b) An agency described by Subsection (a)(2) must notify the office of the attorney general at the time the agency initiates the planning phase of the contracting process for a contract described by Subsection (a). A representative of the office of the attorney general or another attorney advising the agency as provided by Subsection (d) may:

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, before an agency described by Subsection (a)(2) may enter into a contract described by Subsection (a), a representative of the office of the attorney general shall review the form and terms of the contract and may make recommendations to the agency for changes to the contract if the attorney general determines that the office of the attorney general has sufficient subject matter expertise and resources available to provide this service.

(d) If the attorney general determines that the office of the attorney general does not have sufficient subject matter expertise or resources available to provide the services described by this section, the office of the attorney general may require the agency described by Subsection (a)(2) to enter into an interagency agreement or obtain outside legal services under Section 402.0212 for the provision of services described by this section.

(e) The agency described by Subsection (a)(2) shall provide to the office of the attorney general any information the office of the attorney general determines is necessary to administer this section. (Gov. Code, Sec. 531.018.)