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TX Hum Res Code § 22.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.009. Advisory Committees

Sec. 22.009.  ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall appoint advisory committees to assist the executive commissioner, commission, and department in performing their duties.(b)  The executive commissioner shall appoint each advisory committee to provide for a balanced representation of the general public, providers, consumers, and other persons, state agencies, or groups with knowledge of and interest in the committee's field of work.(c)  The executive commissioner shall specify each advisory committee's purpose, powers, and duties and shall require each committee to report to the executive commissioner in a manner specified by the executive commissioner concerning the committee's activities and the results of its work.(d)  The executive commissioner shall establish procedures for receiving reports concerning activities and accomplishments of advisory committees established to advise the executive commissioner, commission, or department.  The executive commissioner may appoint additional members to those committees and establish additional duties of those committees as the executive commissioner determines to be necessary.(e)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section.  Those rules must provide that during the development of rules relating to an area in which an advisory committee exists the committee must be allowed to assist in the development of and to comment on the rules before the rules are finally adopted.(f)  A member of an advisory committee receives no compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for transportation expenses and the per diem allowance for state employees in accordance with the General Appropriations Act.(g)  Subsections (c) through (f) apply to each advisory committee created under this section.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 1.11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.019, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.011. Memorandum of Understanding on Services to Persons With Disabilities

Sec. 22.011.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.  (a)  The commission, the department, the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, the Department of Family and Protective Services, and the Texas Education Agency shall enter into a joint memorandum of understanding to facilitate the coordination of services to persons with disabilities.  The memorandum shall:(1)  clarify the financial and service responsibilities of each agency in relation to persons with disabilities; and(2)  address how the agency will share data relating to services delivered to persons with disabilities by each agency.(b)  These agencies in the formulation of this memorandum of understanding shall consult with and solicit input from advocacy and consumer groups.(c)  Not later than the last month of each state fiscal year, the agencies shall review and update the memorandum.(d)  The executive commissioner and the commissioner of education by rule shall adopt the memorandum of understanding and all revisions to the memorandum.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 1.11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 353, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 835, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 6.52, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.020, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.013. Memorandum of Understanding on Public Awareness Information

Sec. 22.013.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON PUBLIC AWARENESS INFORMATION.  (a)  The commission, the department, the Department of State Health Services, and the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services shall enter into a joint memorandum of understanding that authorizes and requires the exchange and distribution among the agencies of public awareness information relating to services provided by or through the agencies.(b)  Not later than the last month of each state fiscal year, the agencies shall review and update the memorandum.(c)  The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt the memorandum of understanding and all revisions to the memorandum.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 1.11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.020, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.016. Special Purchasing Procedures

Sec. 22.016.  SPECIAL PURCHASING PROCEDURES.  The department shall coordinate with the commission in complying with any special purchasing procedures requiring competitive review under Subtitle D, Title 10,  Government Code, for purchasing under this title.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 1.11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 17.19(4), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.020, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.017. Program Accessibility

Sec. 22.017.  PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY.  The commission shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how persons who do not speak English or who have physical, mental, or developmental disabilities can be provided reasonable access to the commission's and the department's programs under this title. The commission may solicit the assistance of a health and human services agency in the preparation or maintenance of the plan.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 1.11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.020, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.018. Cooperation With State Office of Administrative Hearings

Sec. 22.018.  COOPERATION WITH STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.  (a)  The department and the chief administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall enter into a memorandum of understanding under which the State Office of Administrative Hearings, on behalf of the department, conducts all contested case hearings authorized or required by law to be conducted under this title by the department under the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code.(b)  The memorandum of understanding shall require the chief administrative law judge, the department, and the executive commissioner to cooperate in connection with a contested case hearing and may authorize the State Office of Administrative Hearings to perform any administrative act, including giving of notice, that is required to be performed by the department or commissioner of aging and disability services.(c)  The memorandum of understanding shall address whether the administrative law judge who conducts a contested case hearing for the State Office of Administrative Hearings on behalf of the department shall:(1)  enter the final decision in the case after completion of the hearing; or(2)  propose a decision to the department or the commissioner of aging and disability services for final consideration.(d)  The department by interagency contract shall reimburse the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the costs incurred in conducting contested case hearings for the department.  The department may pay an hourly fee for the costs of conducting those hearings or a fixed annual fee negotiated biennially by the department and the State Office of Administrative Hearings to coincide with the department's legislative appropriations request.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(23), eff. April 2, 2015.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 1.11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.021, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.465(a)(23), eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.019. Due Process Procedures

Sec. 22.019.  DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES.  (a)  The commission and the department may not retroactively apply a rule, standard, guideline, or policy interpretation under this title.(b)  Any changes in agency policy shall be adopted in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 2001, Government Code.  Periodic bulletins and indexes shall be used to notify contractors of changes in policy and to explain the changes.  A change in agency policy may not be adopted if it takes effect before the date on which contractors are notified as prescribed by this subsection.(c)  The executive commissioner shall adopt a rule requiring the commission or the department, as applicable, to respond in writing to each written inquiry from a contractor under this title not later than the 14th day after the date on which the commission or the department receives the inquiry.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 1.12(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.022, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.020. Audit Procedure

Sec. 22.020.  AUDIT PROCEDURE.  At any time during an audit, the commission or the department, as applicable, shall permit a contractor under this title to submit additional or alternative documentation to prove that services were delivered to an eligible client.  Any recovery of costs by the commission or the department from the contractor for using additional or alternative documentation may not exceed the amount the contractor would otherwise be entitled to receive under the contract as administrative costs.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 1.12(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.023, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.021. Distribution of Funds

Sec. 22.021.  DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.  (a)  Funds appropriated to the commission or the department for the general support or development of a service under this title that is needed throughout the state shall be allocated equitably across the state.(b)  This section does not apply to funds appropriated for a research or demonstration program or for the purchase of direct services.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 1.12(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.024, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.022. Residency Requirements

Sec. 22.022.  RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS.  To the extent permitted by law the commission and the department shall only provide services under this title to legal residents of the United States or the State of Texas.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1052, Sec. 1.12(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.025, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.023. Payment for Certain Insurance Coverage

Sec. 22.023.  PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN INSURANCE COVERAGE.  (a)  In this section, "AIDS" and "HIV" have the meanings assigned by Section 81.101, Health and Safety Code.(b)  Subject to the limitations in Subsection (c), the commission may purchase and pay the premiums for a conversion policy or other health insurance coverage for a person who is diagnosed as having AIDS, HIV, or other terminal or chronic illness and whose income level is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level, based on the federal Office of Management and Budget poverty index in effect at the time coverage is provided, even though a person may be eligible for benefits under Chapter 32.  Health insurance coverage for which premiums may be paid under this section includes coverage purchased from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state, a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842, Insurance Code, a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843, Insurance Code, or an insurance pool created by the federal or state government or a political subdivision of the state.(c)  If a person is eligible for benefits under Chapter 32, the commission may not purchase or pay premiums for a health insurance policy under this section if the premiums to be charged for the health insurance coverage are greater than premiums paid for benefits under Chapter 32.  The commission may not purchase or pay premiums for health insurance coverage under this section for a person at the same time that that person is covered by benefits under Chapter 32.(d)  The commission shall pay for that coverage with money made available to the commission for that purpose.(e)  The executive commissioner by rule may adopt necessary rules, criteria, and plans and may enter into necessary contracts to carry out this section.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1041, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 284(10), eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.534, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.026, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.024. Development of Service Plan for Elderly Persons or Persons With Disabilities

Sec. 22.024.  DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE PLAN FOR ELDERLY PERSONS OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.  If the commission, the department, the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, or another agency funded in the General Appropriations Act under appropriations for health, welfare, and rehabilitation agencies receives funds to provide case management services to elderly persons or persons with disabilities, the agency shall provide information to its staff concerning the services other agencies provide to those populations.  The agency's staff shall use that information to develop a comprehensive service plan for its clients.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1085, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 22.023 by Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 12, Sec. 2(10), eff. Sept. 6, 1990.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 353, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 835, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.027, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.025. Error-Rate Reduction

Sec. 22.025.  ERROR-RATE REDUCTION.  (a)  The commission shall:(1)  set progressive goals for improving the commission's error rates in the financial assistance program under Chapter 31 and supplemental nutrition assistance program; and(2)  develop a specific schedule to meet those goals.(c)  As appropriate, the commission shall include in its employee evaluation process a rating system that emphasizes error-rate reduction and workload.(d)  The commission shall take appropriate action if a region has a higher than average error rate and that rate is not reduced in a reasonable period.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 8.08(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1050 (S.B. 71), Sec. 23(1), eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(102), eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.027, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.0251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.0251. Timely Determination of Overpayments

Sec. 22.0251.  TIMELY DETERMINATION OF OVERPAYMENTS.  (a)  Subject to the approval of the executive commissioner, the commission shall:(1)  determine and record the time taken by the commission to establish an overpayment claim in the supplemental nutrition assistance program or the program of financial assistance under Chapter 31;(2)  set progressive goals for reducing the time described by Subdivision (1); and(3)  adopt a schedule to meet the goals set under Subdivision (2).(b)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 , Sec. 2.08(b)(4), eff. September 1, 2015.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 1.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 69, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.028, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 2.08(b)(4), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.0252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.0252. Telephone Collection Program

Sec. 22.0252.  TELEPHONE COLLECTION PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission shall use the telephone to attempt to collect reimbursement from a person who receives a benefit granted in error under the supplemental nutrition assistance program or the program of financial assistance under Chapter 31.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(4), eff. September 1, 2019.(c)  The commission shall ensure that the telephone collection program attempts to collect reimbursement for all identified delinquent payments for which 15 days or more have elapsed since the initial notice of delinquency was sent to the recipient.(d)  The commission shall use an automated collections system to monitor the results of the telephone collection program.  The system must:(1)  accept data from the accounts receivable tracking system used by the commission;(2)  automate recording tasks performed by a collector, including providing access to commission records regarding the recipient and recording notes and actions resulting from a call placed to the recipient;(3)  automatically generate a letter to a recipient following a telephone contact that confirms the action to be taken regarding the delinquency;(4)  monitor the receipt of scheduled payments from a recipient for repayment of a delinquency; and(5)  generate reports regarding the effectiveness of individual collectors and of the telephone collection program.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 1.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 206, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 70, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.028, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(4), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Hum Res Code § 22.0253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle B - Administrative Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services|Chapter 22 - General Functions Relating to Human Services|Section 22.0253. Participation in Federal Tax Refund Offset Program

Sec. 22.0253.  PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL TAX REFUND OFFSET PROGRAM.  The commission shall participate in the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program (FTROP) to attempt to recover benefits granted by the commission in error under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.  The commission shall submit as many claims that meet program criteria as possible for offset against income tax returns.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 1.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.028, eff. April 2, 2015.|