(a) Upon request from the commissioner, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission shall provide to the commissioner data, including utilization and cost data, which is related to the mandate being assessed to the population covered by the Medicaid program, including a program administered under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, and a program administered under Chapter 540 or 540A, Government Code, as applicable, even if the program is not necessarily subject to the mandate.
(b) The commissioner may utilize data as defined in Subsection (a) to determine the impact of mandated benefits and mandated offers of coverage for which data collection and reporting is requested.