Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 533.00281. Utilization Review for STAR + PLUS Medicaid Managed Care Organizations

(a) The commission's office of contract management shall establish an annual utilization review process for managed care organizations participating in the STAR + PLUS Medicaid managed care program. The commission shall determine the topics to be examined in the review process, except that the review process must include a thorough investigation of each managed care organization's procedures for determining whether a recipient should be enrolled in the STAR + PLUS home and community-based services and supports (HCBS) program, including the conduct of functional assessments for that purpose and records relating to those assessments.

(b) The office of contract management shall use the utilization review process to review each fiscal year:

(c) Expired.

(d) In conjunction with the commission's office of contract management, the commission shall provide a report to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with jurisdiction over Medicaid not later than December 1 of each year. The report must:

(e) If a utilization review conducted under this section results in a determination to recoup money from a managed care organization, a service provider who contracts with the managed care organization may not be held liable for the good faith provision of services based on an authorization from the managed care organization.