Sec. 545.0052. EXPANSION OF BILLING COORDINATION AND INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITIES. (a) If cost-effective, the commission may: (1) contract to expand all or part of the billing coordination system established under Section 532.0058 to process claims for services provided through other benefits programs the commission or a health and human services agency administers; (2) expand any other billing coordination tools and resources used to process claims for health care services provided through Medicaid to process claims for services provided through other benefits programs the commission or a health and human services agency administers; and (3) expand the scope of individuals about whom information is collected under Section 32.0424 (a), Human Resources Code, to include recipients of services provided through other benefits programs the commission or a health and human services agency administers. (b) Notwithstanding any other state law, each health and human services agency shall provide the commission with information necessary to allow the commission or the commission's designee to perform the billing coordination and information collection activities authorized by this section.
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