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TX Govt Code § 531.0161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Organization of Commission|Section 531.0161. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Procedures

Sec. 531.0161.  NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE PROCEDURES.  (a)  The commission shall develop and implement a policy, for the commission and each health and human services agency, to encourage the use of:(1)  negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of rules for the commission and each agency;  and(2)  appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's or agency's jurisdiction.(b)  The procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.(c)  The commission shall:(1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy developed under Subsection (a);(2)  provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and(3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 2.04, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Organization of Commission|Section 531.0163. Memorandum of Understanding

Sec. 531.0163.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.  (a)  The memorandum of understanding under Section 531.0055(k) must be adopted by the executive commissioner by rule in accordance with the procedures prescribed by Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, for adopting rules, except that the requirements of Section 2001.033(a)(1)(A) or (C) do not apply with respect to any part of the memorandum of understanding that:(1)  concerns only internal management or organization within or among health and human services agencies and does not affect private rights or procedures;  or(2)  relates solely to the internal personnel practices of health and human services agencies.(b)  The memorandum of understanding may be amended only by following the procedures prescribed under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0164 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Organization of Commission|Section 531.0164. Health and Human Services System Internet Website Coordination

Sec. 531.0164.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM INTERNET WEBSITE COORDINATION.  The commission shall establish a process to ensure Internet websites across the health and human services system are developed and maintained according to standard criteria for uniformity, efficiency, and technical capabilities.  Under the process, the commission shall:(1)  develop and maintain an inventory of all health and human services system Internet websites;(2)  on an ongoing basis, evaluate the inventory maintained under Subdivision (1) to:(A)  determine whether any of the Internet websites should be consolidated to improve public access to those websites' content; and(B)  ensure the Internet websites comply with the standard criteria; and(3)  if appropriate, consolidate the websites identified under Subdivision (2)(A).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 2.05(a), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0165 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Organization of Commission|Section 531.0165. Internet Broadcast and Archive of Open Meetings

Sec. 531.0165.  INTERNET BROADCAST AND ARCHIVE OF OPEN MEETINGS.  (a)  In this section, "agency" means the commission or a health and human services agency.(b)  Each agency shall:(1)  broadcast over the Internet live video and audio of each open meeting of the agency;(2)  make a video and audio recording of reasonable quality of the broadcast; and(3)  provide access to the archived video and audio on the agency's Internet website.(c)  Not later than the seventh day after the date an open meeting is broadcast under this section, the agency shall make available through the agency's Internet website archived video and audio of the open meeting.  The agency shall maintain the archived video and audio of the open meeting on the agency's Internet website for not less than two years after the date the archived video and audio was first made available on the website.(d)  Each agency shall provide on the agency's Internet website the same notice of the open meeting that the agency is required to post under Subchapter C, Chapter 551.  The notice must be posted on the agency's Internet website within the time required for posting notice under Subchapter C, Chapter 551.(e)  Each agency may use for an Internet broadcast of an open meeting of the agency a room made available to the agency on request in any state building, as that term is defined by Section 2165.301.(f)  Each agency is exempt from the requirements of this section to the extent a catastrophe, as defined by Section 551.0411, or a technical breakdown prevents the agency from complying with this section.  Following the catastrophe or technical breakdown, the agency shall make all reasonable efforts to make the required video and audio of the open meeting available in a timely manner.(g)  The commission shall consider contracting through competitive bidding with a private individual or entity to broadcast and archive an open meeting subject to this section to minimize the cost of complying with this section.(h)  The requirements of this section also apply to the meetings of any advisory body that advises the executive commissioner or an agency.  The archived video and audio of an advisory body's meeting must be made available through the Internet website of the agency to which the advisory body provides advice.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 81 (H.B. 630), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 531.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Organization of Commission|Section 531.017. Purchasing Unit

Sec. 531.017.  PURCHASING UNIT.  (a)  The commission shall establish a purchasing unit for the management of administrative activities related to the purchasing functions within the health and human services system.(b)  The purchasing unit shall:(1)  seek to achieve targeted cost reductions, increase process efficiencies, improve technological support and customer services, and enhance purchasing support within the health and human services system; and(2)  if cost-effective, contract with private entities to perform purchasing functions for the health and human services system.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.11, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Organization of Commission|Section 531.0171. Office of Ombudsman

Sec. 531.0171.  OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall establish the commission's office of the ombudsman with authority and responsibility over the health and human services system in performing the following functions:(1)  providing dispute resolution services for the health and human services system;(2)  performing consumer protection and advocacy functions related to health and human services, including assisting a consumer or other interested person with:(A)  raising a matter within the health and human services system that the person feels is being ignored; and(B)  obtaining information regarding a filed complaint; and(3)  collecting inquiry and complaint data related to the health and human services system.(b)  The office of the ombudsman does not have the authority to provide a separate process for resolving complaints or appeals.(c)  The executive commissioner shall develop a standard process for tracking and reporting received inquiries and complaints within the health and human services system.  The process must provide for the centralized tracking of inquiries and complaints submitted to field, regional, or other local health and human services system offices.(d)  Using the process developed under Subsection (c), the office of the ombudsman shall collect inquiry and complaint data from all offices, agencies, divisions, and other entities within the health and human services system.  To assist with the collection of data under this subsection, the office may access any system or process for recording inquiries and complaints used or maintained within the health and human services system.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 2.06(a), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Organization of Commission|Section 531.018. Certain Contracts for Health Care Purposes; Review by Attorney General

Sec. 531.018.  CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH CARE PURPOSES; REVIEW BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  This section applies to any contract with a contract amount of $250 million or more:(1)  under which a person provides goods or services in connection with the provision of medical or health care services, coverage, or benefits; and(2)  entered into by the person and:(A)  the commission;(B)  a health and human services agency; or(C)  any other state agency under the jurisdiction of the commission.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, before a contract described by Subsection (a) may be entered into by the agency, a representative of the office of the attorney general shall review the form and terms of the contract and may make recommendations to the agency for changes to the contract if the attorney general determines that the office of the attorney general has sufficient subject matter expertise and resources available to provide this service.(c)  An agency described by Subsection (a)(2) must notify the office of the attorney general at the time the agency initiates the planning phase of the contracting process.  A representative of the office of the attorney general or another attorney advising the agency under Subsection (d) may participate in negotiations or discussions with proposed contractors and may be physically present during those negotiations or discussions.(d)  If the attorney general determines that the office of the attorney general does not have sufficient subject matter expertise or resources available to provide the services described by this section, the office of the attorney general may require the state agency to enter into an interagency agreement or to obtain outside legal services under Section 402.0212 for the provision of services described by this section.(e)  The state agency shall provide to the office of the attorney general any information the office of the attorney general determines is necessary to administer this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1011 (H.B. 880), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0192 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Organization of Commission|Section 531.0192. Health and Human Services System Hotline and Call Center Coordination

Sec. 531.0192.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM HOTLINE AND CALL CENTER COORDINATION.  (a)  The commission shall establish a process to ensure all health and human services system hotlines and call centers are necessary and appropriate.  Under the process, the commission shall:(1)  develop criteria for use in assessing whether a hotline or call center serves an ongoing purpose;(2)  develop and maintain an inventory of all system hotlines and call centers;(3)  use the inventory and assessment criteria developed under this subsection to periodically consolidate hotlines and call centers along appropriate functional lines;(4)  develop an approval process designed to ensure that a newly established hotline or call center, including the telephone system and contract terms for the hotline or call center, meets policies and standards established by the commission; and(5)  develop policies and standards for hotlines and call centers that include both quality and quantity performance measures and benchmarks and may include:(A)  client satisfaction with call resolution;(B)  accuracy of information provided;(C)  the percentage of received calls that are answered;(D)  the amount of time a caller spends on hold; and(E)  call abandonment rates.(a-1)  In developing policies and standards under Subsection (a)(5), the commission may allow varied performance measures and benchmarks for a hotline or call center based on factors affecting the capacity of the hotline or call center, including factors such as staffing levels and funding.(b)  In consolidating hotlines and call centers under Subsection (a)(3), the commission shall seek to maximize the use and effectiveness of the commission's 2-1-1 telephone number.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 2.07(a), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Organization of Commission|Section 531.020. Office of Community Access and Services

Sec. 531.020.  OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ACCESS AND SERVICES.  The executive commissioner shall establish within the commission an office of community access and services.  The office is responsible for:(1)  collaborating with community, state, and federal stakeholders to improve the elements of the health care system that are involved in the delivery of Medicaid services; and(2)  sharing with Medicaid providers, including hospitals, any best practices, resources, or other information regarding improvements to the health care system.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 349 (S.B. 1188), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.018, eff. April 2, 2015.|For expiration of this subchapter, see Section 531.0207.
TX Govt Code § 531.02001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. -1. Consolidation of Health and Human Services System|Section 531.02001. Consolidation of Health and Human Services System Generally

Sec. 531.02001.  CONSOLIDATION OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM GENERALLY.  In accordance with this subchapter, the functions of the health and human services system described under Sections 531.0201, 531.02011, and 531.02012 are consolidated through a phased transfer of those functions under which:(1)  the initial transfers required under Section 531.0201 occur:(A)  on or after the date on which the executive commissioner submits the transition plan to the required persons under Section 531.0204(e); and(B)  not later than September 1, 2016;(2)  the final transfers required under Section 531.02011 occur:(A)  on or after September 1, 2016; and(B)  not later than September 1, 2017; and(3)  transfers of administrative support services functions occur in accordance with Section 531.02012.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.01(a), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.02002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. -1. Consolidation of Health and Human Services System|Section 531.02002. Meaning of Function in Relation to Transfers

Sec. 531.02002.  MEANING OF FUNCTION IN RELATION TO TRANSFERS.  For purposes of the transfers mandated by this subchapter, "function" includes a power, duty, program, or activity of a state agency or entity.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.01(a), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. -1. Consolidation of Health and Human Services System|Section 531.0201. Phase One: Initial Transfers

Sec. 531.0201.  PHASE ONE:  INITIAL TRANSFERS.  (a)  On the dates specified in the transition plan required under Section 531.0204, the following functions are transferred to the commission as provided by this subchapter:(1)  all functions, including any remaining administrative support services functions, of each state agency and entity subject to abolition under Section 531.0202(a); and(2)  except as provided by Section 531.02013, all client services of the health and human services system, including client services functions performed by the following:(A)  the state agency and entity subject to abolition under Section 531.0202(b);(B)  the Department of Family and Protective Services; and(C)  the Department of State Health Services.(b)  On the dates specified in the transition plan required under Section 531.0204, all functions in the health and human services system related to prevention and early intervention services, including the Nurse-Family Partnership Competitive Grant Program under Subchapter C, Chapter 265, Family Code, are transferred to the Department of Family and Protective Services.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.01(a), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.02011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. -1. Consolidation of Health and Human Services System|Section 531.02011. Phase Two: Final Transfers to Commission

Sec. 531.02011.  PHASE TWO:  FINAL TRANSFERS TO COMMISSION.  On the dates specified in the transition plan required under Section 531.0204, the following functions are transferred to the commission as provided by this subchapter:(1)  all functions of each state agency and entity subject to abolition under Section 531.0202(b) that remained with the agency or entity after the initial transfer of functions under Section 531.0201 or a transfer of administrative support services functions under Section 531.02012;(2)  regulatory functions and functions related to state-operated institutions of the Department of State Health Services; and(3)  regulatory functions of the Department of Family and Protective Services.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.01(a), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.02012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. -1. Consolidation of Health and Human Services System|Section 531.02012. Transfer and Consolidation of Administrative Support Services Functions

Sec. 531.02012.  TRANSFER AND CONSOLIDATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES FUNCTIONS.  (a)  In this section, "administrative support services" has the meaning assigned under Section 531.00553.(b)  As soon as practicable after the first day of the period prescribed by Section 531.02001(1) and not later than the last day of the period prescribed by Section 531.02001(2), in accordance with and on the dates specified in the transition plan required under Section 531.0204, the executive commissioner shall, after consulting with affected state agencies and divisions, transfer and consolidate within the commission administrative support services functions of the health and human services system to the extent consolidation of those support services functions is feasible and contributes to the effective performance of the system.  Consolidation of an administrative support services function under this section must be conducted in accordance with the principles and requirements for organization of administrative support services under Section 531.00553(c).(c)  Consultation with affected state agencies and divisions under Subsection (b) must be conducted in a manner that ensures client services are, at most, only minimally affected, and must result in a memorandum of understanding or other agreement between the commission and each affected agency or division that:(1)  details measurable performance goals that the commission is expected to meet;(2)  identifies a means by which the agency or division may seek permission from the executive commissioner to find an alternative way to address the needs of the agency or division, as appropriate;(3)  identifies steps to ensure that programs under the health and human services system, whether large or small, receive administrative support services that are adequate to meet the program's needs; and(4)  if appropriate, specifies that staff responsible for providing administrative support services consolidated within the commission are located in the area where persons requiring those services are located to ensure the staff understands related program needs and can respond to those needs in a timely manner.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.01(a), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.02013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter A. -1. Consolidation of Health and Human Services System|Section 531.02013. Functions Remaining With Certain Agencies

Sec. 531.02013.  FUNCTIONS REMAINING WITH CERTAIN AGENCIES.  The following functions are not subject to transfer under Sections 531.0201 and 531.02011:(1)  the functions of the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the statewide intake of reports and other information, related to the following:(A)  child protective services, including services that are required by federal law to be provided by this state's child welfare agency;(B)  adult protective services, other than investigations of the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability:(i)  in a facility operated, or in a facility or by a person licensed, certified, or registered, by a state agency; or(ii)  by a provider that has contracted to provide home and community-based services;(C)  prevention and early intervention services; and(D)  investigations of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation occurring at a child-care facility, including a residential child-care facility, as those terms are defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code; and(2)  the public health functions of the Department of State Health Services, including health care data collection and maintenance of the Texas Health Care Information Collection program.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.01(a), eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 24(a), eff. May 31, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 23(a), eff. May 31, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 249), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.Reenacted and amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 8.014, eff. September 1, 2019.|