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TX Govt Code § 531.1203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter C. Medicaid and Other Health and Human Services Fraud, Abuse, or Overcharges|Section 531.1203. Rights of and Provision of Information to Pharmacies Subject to Certain Audits

Sec. 531.1203.  RIGHTS OF AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO PHARMACIES SUBJECT TO CERTAIN AUDITS.  (a)  A pharmacy has a right to request an informal hearing before the commission's appeals division to contest the findings of an audit conducted by the commission's office of inspector general or an entity that contracts with the federal government to audit Medicaid providers if the findings of the audit do not include findings that the pharmacy engaged in Medicaid fraud.(b)  In an informal hearing held under this section, staff of the commission's appeals division, assisted by staff responsible for the commission's vendor drug program who have expertise in the law governing pharmacies' participation in Medicaid, make the final decision on whether the findings of an audit are accurate.  Staff of the commission's office of inspector general may not serve on the panel that makes the decision on the accuracy of an audit.(c)  In order to increase transparency, the commission's office of inspector general shall, if the office has access to the information, provide to pharmacies that are subject to audit by the office, or by an entity that contracts with the federal government to audit Medicaid providers, information relating to the extrapolation methodology used as part of the audit and the methods used to determine whether the pharmacy has been overpaid under Medicaid in sufficient detail so that the audit results may be demonstrated to be statistically valid and are fully reproducible.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 945 (S.B. 207), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. Plan to Support Guardianships|Section 531.121. Definitions

Sec. 531.121.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 , Sec. 3.40(a)(7), and Ch. 946 , Sec. 2.37(b)(7), eff. January 1, 2016.(2)  "Guardian" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.012, Estates Code.(3)  "Guardianship program" has the meaning assigned by Section 111.001.(4)  "Incapacitated individual" means an incapacitated person as defined by Section 1002.017, Estates Code.(5)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 , Sec. 3.40(a)(7), and Ch. 946 , Sec. 2.37(b)(7), eff. January 1, 2016.(6)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 , Sec. 3.40(a)(7), and Ch. 946 , Sec. 2.37(b)(7), eff. January 1, 2016.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1033, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 3.19, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.156, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 3.40(a)(7), eff. January 1, 2016.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 (S.B. 277), Sec. 2.37(b)(7), eff. January 1, 2016.|
TX Govt Code § 531.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. Plan to Support Guardianships|Section 531.124. Commission Duties

Sec. 531.124.  COMMISSION DUTIES.  The commission shall develop and, subject to appropriations, implement a plan to:(1)  ensure that each incapacitated individual in this state who needs a guardianship or another less restrictive type of assistance to make decisions concerning the incapacitated individual's own welfare and financial affairs receives that assistance; and(2)  foster the establishment and growth of local volunteer guardianship programs.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1033, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1460, Sec. 5.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 3.23, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1050 (S.B. 71), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 3.10, eff. January 1, 2016.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 (S.B. 277), Sec. 2.10, eff. January 1, 2016.|
TX Govt Code § 531.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning|Section 531.151. Definitions

Sec. 531.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Child" means a person with a developmental disability who is younger than 22 years of age.(2)  "Community resource coordination group" means a coordination group established under the memorandum of understanding adopted under Section 531.055.(3)  "Institution" means:(A)  an ICF-IID, as defined by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code;(B)  a group home operated under the authority of the commission, including a residential service provider under a Medicaid waiver program authorized under Section 1915(c) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n), as amended, that provides services at a residence other than the child's home or agency foster home;(C)   a nursing facility;(D)  a general residential operation for children with an intellectual disability that is licensed by the commission; or(E)  another residential arrangement other than a foster home as defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code, that provides care to four or more children who are unrelated to each other.(4)  "Permanency planning" means a philosophy and planning process that focuses on the outcome of family support by facilitating a permanent living arrangement with the primary feature of an enduring and nurturing parental relationship.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 241, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 590, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 9.010, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.159, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 531.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning|Section 531.152. Policy Statement

Sec. 531.152.  POLICY STATEMENT.  It is the policy of the state to strive to ensure that the basic needs for safety, security, and stability are met for each child in Texas.  A successful family is the most efficient and effective way to meet those needs.  The state and local communities must work together to provide encouragement and support for well-functioning families and ensure that each child receives the benefits of being a part of a successful permanent family as soon as possible.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 241, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 590, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 531.1531 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning|Section 531.1531. Assistance With Permanency Planning Efforts

Sec. 531.1531.  ASSISTANCE WITH PERMANENCY PLANNING EFFORTS.  An institution in which a child resides shall assist with providing effective permanency planning for the child by:(1)  cooperating with the health and human services agency, local intellectual and developmental disability authority, or private entity responsible for developing the child's permanency plan; and(2)  participating in meetings to review the child's permanency plan as requested by a health and human services agency, local intellectual and developmental disability authority, or private entity responsible for developing the child's permanency plan.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 783 (S.B. 40), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.162, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.1532 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning|Section 531.1532. Interference With Permanency Planning Efforts

Sec. 531.1532.  INTERFERENCE WITH PERMANENCY PLANNING EFFORTS.  An entity that provides information to a child's parent or guardian relating to permanency planning shall refrain from providing the child's parent or guardian with inaccurate or misleading information regarding the risks of moving the child to another facility or community setting.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 783 (S.B. 40), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 531.1533 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning|Section 531.1533. Requirements on Admissions of Children to Certain Institutions

Sec. 531.1533.  REQUIREMENTS ON ADMISSIONS OF CHILDREN TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.  On the admission of a child to an institution described by Section 531.151(3)(A), (B), or (D), the Department of Aging and Disability Services shall require the child's parent or guardian to submit:(1)  an admission form that includes:(A)  the parent's or guardian's:(i)  name, address, and telephone number;(ii)  driver's license number and state of issuance or personal identification card number issued by the Department of Public Safety; and(iii)  place of employment and the employer's address and telephone number; and(B)  the name, address, and telephone number of a relative of the child or other person whom the department or institution may contact in an emergency, a statement indicating the relation between that person and the child, and at the parent's or guardian's option, that person's:(i)  driver's license number and state of issuance or personal identification card number issued by the Department of Public Safety; and(ii)  the name, address, and telephone number of that person's employer; and(2)  a signed acknowledgment of responsibility stating that the parent or guardian agrees to:(A)  notify the institution in which the child is placed of any changes to the information submitted under Subdivision (1)(A); and(B)  make reasonable efforts to participate in the child's life and in planning activities for the child.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2579), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Renumbered from Government Code, Section 531.1532 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(37), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 531.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning|Section 531.154. Notification Required

Sec. 531.154.  NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.  (a)  Not later than the third day after the date a child is initially placed in an institution, the institution shall notify:(1)  the Department of Aging and Disability Services, if the child is placed in a nursing facility;(2)  the local intellectual and developmental disability authority, as defined by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code, where the institution is located, if the child:(A)  is placed in an ICF-IID, as defined by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code; or(B)  is placed by a child protective services agency in a general residential operation for children with an intellectual disability that is licensed by the Department of Family and Protective Services;(3)  the community resource coordination group in the county of residence of a parent or guardian of the child;(4)  if the child is at least three years of age, the school district for the area in which the institution is located; and(5)  if the child is less than three years of age, the local early childhood intervention program for the area in which the institution is located.(b)  The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall notify the local intellectual and developmental disability authority, as defined by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code, of a child's placement in a nursing facility if the child is known or suspected to have an intellectual disability or another disability for which the child may receive services through the Department of Aging and Disability Services.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 241, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 590, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.163, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning|Section 531.155. Offer of Services

Sec. 531.155.  OFFER OF SERVICES.  Each entity receiving notice of the initial placement of a child in an institution under Section 531.154 may contact the child's parent or guardian to ensure that the parent or guardian is aware of:(1)  services and support that could provide alternatives to placement of the child in the institution;(2)  available placement options;  and(3)  opportunities for permanency planning.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 241, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 590, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 531.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning|Section 531.156. Designation of Advocate

Sec. 531.156.  DESIGNATION OF ADVOCATE.  (a)  The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall designate a person, including a member of a community-based organization, to serve as a volunteer advocate for a child residing in an institution to assist in developing a permanency plan for the child if:(1)  the child's parent or guardian requests the assistance of an advocate;(2)  the institution in which the child is placed cannot locate the child's parent or guardian; or(3)  the child resides in an institution operated by the department.(b)  The person designated to serve as the child's volunteer advocate under this section may be:(1)  a person selected by the child's parent or guardian, except that the person may not be employed by or under a contract with the institution in which the child resides;(2)  an adult relative of the child; or(3)  a representative of a child advocacy group.(c)  The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall provide to each person designated to serve as a child's volunteer advocate information regarding permanency planning under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 590, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.164, eff. April 2, 2015.|Sec. 531.157.  COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.  A state agency that receives notice of a child's placement in an institution shall ensure that, on or before the third day after the date the agency is notified of the child's placement in the institution, the child is also placed on a waiting list for waiver program services under Section 1915(c) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n), as amended, appropriate to the child's needs.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 590, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 531.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning|Section 531.158. Local Permanency Planning Sites

Sec. 531.158.  LOCAL PERMANENCY PLANNING SITES.  The commission shall develop an implementation system that consists initially of four or more local sites and that is designed to coordinate planning for a permanent living arrangement and relationship for a child with a family.  In developing the system, the commission shall:(1)  include criteria to identify children who need permanency plans;(2)  require the establishment of a permanency plan for each child who lives outside the child's family or for whom care or protection is sought in an institution;(3)  include a process to determine the agency or entity responsible for developing and overseeing implementation of a child's permanency plan;(4)  identify, blend, and use funds from all available sources to provide customized services and programs to implement a child's permanency plan;(5)  clarify and expand the role of a local community resource coordination group in ensuring accountability for a child who resides in an institution or who is at risk of being placed in an institution;(6)  require reporting of each placement or potential placement of a child in an institution or other living arrangement outside of the child's home;  and(7)  assign in each local permanency planning site area a single gatekeeper for all children in the area for whom placement in an institution through a program funded by the state is sought with authority to ensure that:(A)  family members of each child are aware of:(i)  intensive services that could prevent placement of the child in an institution;  and(ii)  available placement options;  and(B)  permanency planning is initiated for each child.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 421, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 531.154 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 590, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 531.1591 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning|Section 531.1591. Annual Reauthorization of Plans of Care for Certain Children

Sec. 531.1591.  ANNUAL REAUTHORIZATION OF PLANS OF CARE FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules under which the Department of Aging and Disability Services requires a nursing facility in which a child resides to request from the child's parent or guardian a written reauthorization of the child's plan of care.(b)  The rules adopted under this section must require that the written reauthorization be requested annually.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2579), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 531.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning|Section 531.160. Inspections

Sec. 531.160.  INSPECTIONS.  As part of each inspection, survey, or investigation of an institution, including a nursing facility, general residential operation for children with an intellectual disability that is licensed by the Department of Family and Protective Services, or ICF-IID, as defined by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code, in which a child resides, the agency or the agency's designee shall determine the extent to which the nursing facility, general residential operation, or ICF-IID is complying with the permanency planning requirements under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 590, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.166, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning|Section 531.161. Access to Records

Sec. 531.161.  ACCESS TO RECORDS.  Each institution in which a child resides shall allow the following to have access to the child's records to assist in complying with the requirements of this subchapter:(1)  the commission;(2)  appropriate health and human services agencies; and(3)  to the extent not otherwise prohibited by state or federal confidentiality laws, a local intellectual and developmental disability authority or private entity that enters into a contract or memorandum of understanding under Section 531.153(d) to develop a permanency plan for the child.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 590, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 783 (S.B. 40), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.167, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter D. -1. Permanency Planning|Section 531.162. Permanency Reporting

Sec. 531.162.  PERMANENCY REPORTING.  (a)  For each of the local permanency planning sites, the commission shall develop a reporting system under which each appropriate health and human services agency responsible for permanency planning under this subchapter is required to provide to the commission semiannually:(1)  the number of permanency plans developed by the agency for children residing in institutions or children at risk of being placed in institutions;(2)  progress achieved in implementing permanency plans;(3)  the number of children served by the agency residing in institutions;(4)  the number of children served by the agency at risk of being placed in an institution served by the local permanency planning sites;(5)  the number of children served by the agency reunited with their families or placed with alternate permanent families;  and(6)  cost data related to the development and implementation of permanency plans.(b)  The executive commissioner shall submit a semiannual report to the governor and the committees of each house of the legislature that have primary oversight jurisdiction over health and human services agencies regarding:(1)  the number of children residing in institutions in this state and, of those children, the number for whom a recommendation has been made for a transition to a community-based residence but who have not yet made that transition;(2)  the circumstances of each child described by Subdivision (1), including the type of institution and name of the institution in which the child resides, the child's age, the residence of the child's parents or guardians, and the length of time in which the child has resided in the institution;(3)  the number of permanency plans developed for children residing in institutions in this state, the progress achieved in implementing those plans, and barriers to implementing those plans;(4)  the number of children who previously resided in an institution in this state and have made the transition to a community-based residence;(5)  the number of children who previously resided in an institution in this state and have been reunited with their families or placed with alternate families;(6)  the community supports that resulted in the successful placement of children described by Subdivision (5) with alternate families; and(7)  the community supports that are unavailable but necessary to address the needs of children who continue to reside in an institution in this state after being recommended to make a transition from the institution to an alternate family or community-based residence.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 241, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 531.155 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 590, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.168, eff. April 2, 2015.|