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Amend CSSB 5 as follows:                                                     
	1.  Insert the following new subsection to Chapter 408.028, 
Labor Code, at page 35 between lines 48 and 49, lettered 
appropriately to read as follows, and strike subsection 4.
	Sec.  408.028(f) Fee Schedule for Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical 
Service.
	(f)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the 
commission by rule shall adopt a fee schedule for pharmacy and 
pharmaceutical services which will
		(1)  provide reimbursement rates that are fair and 
reasonable,       
		(2)  assure adequate access to medications and services 
for injured workers; and
		(3)  minimize costs to employees and insurance 
carriers; and
		(4)  prospectively resolve uncertainty existing upon 
the effective date of this amendment regarding the application of 
the requirements of this title to fees for medications and pharmacy 
services, including whether and how to apply the requirements of 
sections 413.011, 413.043 and 415.005.
	2.  Add a new Section to Chapter 413 to read as follows:                       
	Sec. 413.____The regulations adopted by the commission for 
the reimbursement of prescription medications and services shall 
authorize pharmacies to utilize agents or assignees to process 
claims and act on their behalf pursuant to terms and conditions as 
agreed upon by pharmacies.