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Agencies report progress implementing SB 25 nutrition panel and hospital/PBM transparency laws
Summary
State agencies reported to the committee that the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee is convened and drafting guidance (SB25); HHSC has active enforcement of hospital price‑transparency rules and TDI is preparing pharmacy ID‑card rules and limits on PBM recoupments under recently passed law.
Regulators told the committee they are actively implementing bills passed earlier this session. DSHS said the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee convened and has formed work groups to define ultra‑processed foods and draft an annual report and guidance for curricula under SB 25. TEA said it will work with the State Board of Education to develop a new high‑school nutrition course and align K'8 health standards; curriculum adoption timelines mean instructional materials will lag initial standards adoption.
HHSC summarized hospital price‑transparency enforcement stemming from SB 1137/331, reporting an 89% compliance rate nationally for hospitals covered by the rule and ongoing administrative processes for cited cases. TDI described implementation of SB 1236: requiring pharmacy‑ID clarity on cards, limiting certain recoupments for clerical errors, and new online contract‑disclosure expectations; TDI said most requirements are self‑executing and it will publish a proposed rule clarifying pharmacy ID formats soon.
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