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TX Health & Safety Code § 121.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle F - Local Regulation of Public Health|Chapter 121 - Local Public Health Reorganization Act|Subchapter E. Public Health Districts|Section 121.044. Cooperative Agreement

Sec. 121.044.  COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.  (a)  The members of a public health district shall prepare a written cooperative agreement that sets out fully the terms of operation of the district.(b)  The terms in a cooperative agreement must include:(1)  organizational structure; (2)  financial administration;  and(3)  procedures for:(A)  modification of the cooperative agreement; (B)  admission, withdrawal, and expulsion of members; (C)  dissolution of the district;  and(D)  selection and removal of a director.(c)  A cooperative agreement must be:(1)  approved by the governing body of each member;  and(2)  signed by the appropriate officers of each governing body.(d)  A modification of a cooperative agreement must be in writing.  A modification is effective on approval by the governing body of each member.(e)  A copy of a cooperative agreement and of each modification shall be:(1)  included in the minutes of the governing body of each member;  and(2)  filed with the clerk of each county and municipality in the district and with the department.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 121.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle F - Local Regulation of Public Health|Chapter 121 - Local Public Health Reorganization Act|Subchapter E. Public Health Districts|Section 121.045. District Director

Sec. 121.045.  DISTRICT DIRECTOR.  (a)  The members of a public health district shall appoint the director of the district.(b)  The director is the chief administrative officer of the public health district, and if the director is a physician, the director is the health authority in the district's jurisdiction.(c)  A member may designate a person to perform its appointment duties under this section.(d)  A director of a public health district who is not a physician shall appoint a physician as the health authority for the district, subject to the approval of the members and the department.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1100, Sec. 5.07(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0375, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 121.0451 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle F - Local Regulation of Public Health|Chapter 121 - Local Public Health Reorganization Act|Subchapter E. Public Health Districts|Section 121.0451. Delegation of Authority

Sec. 121.0451.  DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.  (a)  A health authority, unless otherwise restricted by law, may delegate a power or duty imposed on the health authority by the department, or by this or any other law, to a properly qualified physician who is employed by the public health district to act while the health authority is absent or incapacitated.(b)  The physician designated by the health authority must:(1)  meet the qualifications set out in Section 121.022(a);(2)  be appointed as a designee in the same manner as the appointment of the health authority;(3)  take, subscribe, and file the official oath and appointment with the department as required by Section 121.022(b); and(4)  file a certified copy of the written delegation with the department.(c)  The delegation is effective during the term of the health authority who made the delegation;  however, the health authority may limit the delegation to a shorter duration in the written delegation of authority.(d)  The health authority is responsible for the acts of the physician to whom the health authority has delegated the power or duty.(e)  The entity or entities that appoint the health authority and the designee health authority must adopt procedures for the service of the designee as health authority under this section.  The procedures shall prevent duplication of authority between the health authority and the designee and provide notice to the department when authority is transferred.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0376, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 121.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle F - Local Regulation of Public Health|Chapter 121 - Local Public Health Reorganization Act|Subchapter E. Public Health Districts|Section 121.046. Public Health Board

Sec. 121.046.  PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD.  (a)  The cooperative agreement of a public health district may provide for the creation of an advisory or administrative public health board.(b)  An advisory public health board shall advise the members and director on matters of public health.(c)  An administrative public health board may adopt substantive and procedural rules that are necessary and appropriate to promote and preserve the health and safety of the public.  However, an administrative board may not adopt a rule that is not specifically authorized by state law, conflicts with a law of this state, or conflicts with an ordinance of a municipality or county in the district.(d)  A public health board may perform any function relating to the operation of the public health district that is required under the cooperative agreement.(e)  The terms of a cooperative agreement that provides for a public health board must include:(1)  the composition and number of the representatives that compose the public health board; (2)  a method for appointing representatives to the public health board;(3)  the length of the representatives' terms, which must be staggered; (4)  a requirement that a representative must have resided in the district for at least three years before the date of the representative's appointment; (5)  a requirement that each representative serve without compensation; (6)  the manner in which a vacancy is filled for an unexpired term; (7)  the procedure and substantive criteria for the removal of a representative;  and(8)  a description of the relationship between the director and the public health board.(f)  The director is an ex officio, nonvoting member of a public health board established by the cooperative agreement.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 121.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle F - Local Regulation of Public Health|Chapter 121 - Local Public Health Reorganization Act|Subchapter E. Public Health Districts|Section 121.047. Finances

Sec. 121.047.  FINANCES.  The members of a public health district shall pay the costs necessary to operate the district, including costs for:(1)  staff salaries; (2)  supplies; (3)  suitable offices; (4)  health and clinic centers; (5)  health services and facilities;  and(6)  maintenance.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 121.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle F - Local Regulation of Public Health|Chapter 121 - Local Public Health Reorganization Act|Subchapter F. Public Health Consortium|Section 121.101. Definition

Sec. 121.101.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "consortium" means the public health consortium established under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1378, Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 121.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle F - Local Regulation of Public Health|Chapter 121 - Local Public Health Reorganization Act|Subchapter F. Public Health Consortium|Section 121.102. Consortium Established

Sec. 121.102.  CONSORTIUM ESTABLISHED.  Subject to availability of funds, the department shall establish a public health consortium composed of:(1)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;(2)  The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center;(3)  The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center;(4)  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;(5)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston;(6)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler;(7)  the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;(8)  The Texas A&M University Health Science Center;(9)  the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth; and(10)  any other public institution of higher education that elects to participate in the consortium.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1378, Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 179 (H.B. 1844), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 121.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle F - Local Regulation of Public Health|Chapter 121 - Local Public Health Reorganization Act|Subchapter F. Public Health Consortium|Section 121.103. General Duties

Sec. 121.103.  GENERAL DUTIES.  (a)  Subject to the availability of funds, the department, in consultation with the consortium and local health units, local health departments, and public health districts, shall:(1)  develop curricula to provide training to public health workers;(2)  conduct research on improving health status outcomes and methods of monitoring those outcomes;(3)  develop performance standards for local health units, local health departments, and public health districts;(4)  develop competency certification standards for public health workers;  and(5)  study the technology infrastructure available to local health units, local health departments, and public health districts and improve the use of this infrastructure to permit:(A)  statewide communication relating to disease surveillance and reporting of public health information;  and(B)  immediate access to public health information and collaboration among public health professionals.(b)  The training curricula described by Subsection (a)(1) may include training for local health authorities.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1378, Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 142.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 142 - Home and Community Support Services|Subchapter A. Home and Community Support Services License|Section 142.0011. Scope, Purpose, and Implementation

Sec. 142.0011.  SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND IMPLEMENTATION.  (a)  The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that home and community support services agencies in this state deliver the highest possible quality of care.  This chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter establish minimum standards for acceptable quality of care, and a violation of a minimum standard established or adopted under this chapter is a violation of law.  For purposes of this chapter, components of quality of care include:(1)  client independence and self-determination;(2)  humane treatment;(3)  continuity of care;(4)  coordination of services;(5)  professionalism of service providers;(6)  quality of life;(7)  client satisfaction with services; and(8)  person-centered service delivery.(b)  The executive commissioner shall protect clients of home and community support services agencies by adopting rules relating to quality of care and quality of life.(c)  The department shall protect clients of home and community support services agencies by:(1)  regulating those agencies;(2)  strictly monitoring factors relating to the health, safety, welfare, and dignity of each client;(3)  imposing prompt and effective remedies for violations of this chapter and rules and standards adopted under this chapter;(4)  enabling agencies to provide person-centered services that allow clients to maintain the highest possible degree of independence and self-determination; and(5)  providing the public with helpful and understandable information relating to agencies in this state.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 276, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0396, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (H.B. 4001), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 142.0012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 142 - Home and Community Support Services|Subchapter A. Home and Community Support Services License|Section 142.0012. Controlling Person

Sec. 142.0012.  CONTROLLING PERSON.  (a)  A person is a controlling person if the person, acting alone or with others, has the ability to directly or indirectly influence, direct, or cause the direction of the management, expenditure of money, or policies of a home and community support services agency or other person.(b)  For purposes of this chapter, "controlling person" includes:(1)  a management company or other business entity that operates or contracts with others for the operation of a home and community support services agency;(2)  a person who is a controlling person of a management company or other business entity that operates a home and community support services agency or that contracts with another person for the operation of a home and community support services agency;  and(3)  any other individual who, because of a personal, familial, or other relationship with the owner, manager, or provider of a home and community support services agency, is in a position of actual control or authority with respect to the agency, without regard to whether the individual is formally named as an owner, manager, director, officer, provider, consultant, contractor, or employee of the agency.(c)  A controlling person described by Subsection (b)(3) does not include an employee, lender, secured creditor, or other person who does not exercise formal or actual influence or control over the operation of a home and community support services agency.(d)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules that specify the ownership interests and other relationships that qualify a person as a controlling person.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 276, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0397, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 142.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 142 - Home and Community Support Services|Subchapter A. Home and Community Support Services License|Section 142.002. License Required

Sec. 142.002.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 142.003, a person, including a health care facility licensed under this code, may not engage in the business of providing home health, hospice, habilitation, or personal assistance services, or represent to the public that the person is a provider of home health, hospice, habilitation, or personal assistance services for pay without a home and community support services agency license authorizing the person to perform those services issued by the department for each place of business from which home health, hospice, habilitation, or personal assistance services are directed.  A certified agency must have a license to provide certified home health services.(b)  A person who is not licensed to provide home health services under this chapter may not indicate or imply that the person is licensed to provide home health services by the use of the words "home health services" or in any other manner.(c)  A person who is not licensed to provide hospice services under this chapter may not use the word "hospice" in a title or description of a facility, organization, program, service provider, or services or use any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the person holds a license to provide hospice services under this chapter.(d)  A license to provide hospice services issued under this chapter authorizes a hospice to own or operate a residential unit or inpatient unit at the licensed site in compliance with the standards and rules adopted under this chapter.(e)  A license issued under this chapter may not be transferred to another person, but may be transferred from one location to another location.  A change of ownership or location shall be reported to the department.(f)  A person who is not licensed to provide personal assistance services under this chapter may not indicate or imply that the person is licensed to provide personal assistance services by the use of the words "personal assistance services" or in any other manner.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 800, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.194, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (H.B. 4001), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 142.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 142 - Home and Community Support Services|Subchapter A. Home and Community Support Services License|Section 142.0025. Temporary License

Sec. 142.0025.  TEMPORARY LICENSE.  If a person is in the process of becoming certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services to qualify as a certified agency, the department may issue a temporary home and community support services agency license to the person authorizing the person to provide certified home health services.  A temporary license is effective as provided by rules adopted by the executive commissioner.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 800, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 879 (S.B. 223), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 1720), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 142.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 142 - Home and Community Support Services|Subchapter A. Home and Community Support Services License|Section 142.005. Compliance Record in Other States

Sec. 142.005.  COMPLIANCE RECORD IN OTHER STATES.  The department may require an applicant or license holder to provide the department with information relating to compliance by the applicant, the license holder, or a controlling person with respect to the applicant or license holder with regulatory requirements in any other state in which the applicant, license holder, or controlling person operates or operated a home and community support services agency.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 276, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 142.0061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 142 - Home and Community Support Services|Subchapter A. Home and Community Support Services License|Section 142.0061. Possession of Sterile Water or Saline

Sec. 142.0061.  POSSESSION OF STERILE WATER OR SALINE.  A home and community support services agency or its employees who are registered nurses or licensed vocational nurses may purchase, store, or transport for the purpose of administering to their home health or hospice patients under physician's orders:(1)  sterile water for injection and irrigation;  and(2)  sterile saline for injection and irrigation.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 1, eff. April 2, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 789, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 307, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1129, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 142.0062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 142 - Home and Community Support Services|Subchapter A. Home and Community Support Services License|Section 142.0062. Possession of Certain Vaccines or Tuberculin

Sec. 142.0062.  POSSESSION OF CERTAIN VACCINES OR TUBERCULIN.  (a)  A home and community support services agency or its employees who are registered nurses or licensed vocational nurses may purchase, store, or transport for the purpose of administering to the agency's employees, home health or hospice patients, or patient family members under physician's standing orders the following dangerous drugs:(1)  hepatitis B vaccine;(2)  influenza vaccine;(3)  tuberculin purified protein derivative for tuberculosis testing;(4)  pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine; and(5)  any other vaccine approved, authorized for emergency use, or otherwise permitted for use by the United States Food and Drug Administration to treat or mitigate the spread of a communicable disease, as defined by Section 81.003.(b)  A home and community support services agency that purchases, stores, or transports a vaccine or tuberculin under this section shall ensure that any standing order for the vaccine or tuberculin:(1)  is signed and dated by the physician;(2)  identifies the vaccine or tuberculin covered by the order;(3)  indicates that the recipient of the vaccine or tuberculin has been assessed as an appropriate candidate to receive the vaccine or tuberculin and has been assessed for the absence of any contraindication;(4)  indicates that appropriate procedures are established for responding to any negative reaction to the vaccine or tuberculin;  and(5)  orders that a specific medication or category of medication be administered if the recipient has a negative reaction to the vaccine or tuberculin.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1129, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.195, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 49 (H.B. 797), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 142.0065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 142 - Home and Community Support Services|Subchapter A. Home and Community Support Services License|Section 142.0065. Display of License

Sec. 142.0065.  DISPLAY OF LICENSE.  A license issued under this chapter shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the designated place of business and must show:(1)  the name and address of the licensee;(2)  the name of the owner or owners, if different from the information provided under Subdivision (1);(3)  the license expiration date;  and(4)  the types of services authorized to be provided under the license.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 800, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 142.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 142 - Home and Community Support Services|Subchapter A. Home and Community Support Services License|Section 142.007. Notice of Drug Testing Policy

Sec. 142.007.  NOTICE OF DRUG TESTING POLICY.  An agency licensed under this chapter shall provide to the following persons a written statement describing the agency's policy for the drug testing of employees who have direct contact with clients:(1)  each person applying for services from the agency;  and(2)  any person requesting the information.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1020, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|