Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 1	ADMINISTRATION
PART 15	TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 354	MEDICAID HEALTH SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER A	PURCHASED HEALTH SERVICES
DIVISION 2	MEDICAID VISION CARE PROGRAM
RULE §354.1025	Competitive Procurement of Vision Care Services

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) may establish a process for procuring eyewear that encourages competition and results in savings to the state.

(1) HHSC will determine what categories or individual types of eyewear may be procured through a competitive process using the following criteria:

(A) the cost effectiveness of competitively procuring a particular category or type of eyewear; and

(B) providing quality vision care services for recipients.

(2) HHSC may limit the number of providers with whom it will contract to supply eyewear using the following criteria:

(A) responses to the competitive procurement request for proposal;

(B) recipient accessibility to vision services; and

Source Note: The provisions of this §354.1025 adopted to be effective March 13, 2003, 28 TexReg 2051; amended to be effective December 10, 2015, 40 TexReg 8753