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TX Govt Code § 531.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.048. Caseload Standards

Sec. 531.048.  CASELOAD STANDARDS.  (a) The executive commissioner may establish caseload standards and other standards relating to caseloads for each category of caseworker employed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.(b)  In establishing standards under this section, the executive commissioner shall:(1)  ensure the standards are based on the actual duties of the caseworker;(2)  ensure the caseload standards are reasonable and achievable;(3)  ensure the standards are consistent with existing professional caseload standards;(4)  consider standards developed by other states for caseworkers in similar positions of employment; and(5)  ensure the standards are consistent with existing caseload standards of other state agencies.(c)  Subject to the availability of funds appropriated by the legislature, the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services shall use the standards established by the executive commissioner under this section to determine the number of personnel to assign as caseworkers for the department.(d)  Subject to the availability of funds appropriated by the legislature, the Department of Family and Protective Services shall use the standards established by the executive commissioner to assign caseloads to individual caseworkers employed by the department.(f)  Nothing in this section may be construed to create a cause of action.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 99, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 2.18(a), eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.089, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.050. Minimum Collection Goal

Sec. 531.050.  MINIMUM COLLECTION GOAL.  (a)  Before August 31 of each year, the executive commissioner by rule shall set a minimum goal for the commission that specifies the percentage of the amount of benefits granted by the commission in error under the supplemental nutrition assistance program or the program of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, that the commission should recover.  The executive commissioner shall set the percentage based on comparable recovery rates reported by other states or other appropriate factors identified by the executive commissioner.(b)  If the commission fails to meet the goal set under Subsection (a) for the fiscal year, the executive commissioner shall notify the comptroller, and the comptroller shall reduce the commission's general revenue appropriation by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of state funds the commission would have collected had the commission met the goal and the amount of state funds the commission actually collected.(c)  The executive commissioner, the governor, and the Legislative Budget Board shall monitor the commission's performance in meeting the goal set under this section.  The commission shall cooperate by providing to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board, on request, information concerning the commission's collection efforts.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 1.05(a), eff. June 20, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 531.047 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(47), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.090, eff. April 2, 2015.|For expiration of Subsections (a), (b), and (c), see Subsection (c).
TX Govt Code § 531.0501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0501. Medicaid Waiver Programs: Interest List Management

Sec. 531.0501.  MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAMS: INTEREST LIST MANAGEMENT. Text of subsection as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 1648), Sec. 3   (a)  The commission, in consultation with the Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee established under Section 534.053 and the STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee, shall study the feasibility of creating an online portal for individuals to request to be placed and check the individual's placement on a Medicaid waiver program interest list.  As part of the study, the commission shall determine the most appropriate and cost-effective automated method for determining the level of need of an individual seeking services through a Medicaid waiver program. Text of subsection as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 820 (H.B. 2658), Sec. 1   (a)  The commission, in consultation with the Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee established under Section 534.053, shall study the feasibility of creating an online portal for individuals to request to be placed and check the individual's placement on a Medicaid waiver program interest list.  As part of the study, the commission shall determine the most cost-effective automated method for determining the level of need of an individual seeking services through a Medicaid waiver program.(b)  Not later than January 1, 2023, the commission shall prepare and submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over health and human services that summarizes the commission's findings and conclusions from the study.(c)  Subsections (a) and (b) and this subsection expire September 1, 2023.(d)  The commission shall develop a protocol in the office of the ombudsman to improve the capture and updating of contact information for an individual who contacts the office of the ombudsman regarding Medicaid waiver programs or services.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 820 (H.B. 2658), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 1648), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0511. Medically Dependent Children Waiver Program: Consumer Direction of Services

Sec. 531.0511.  MEDICALLY DEPENDENT CHILDREN WAIVER PROGRAM:  CONSUMER DIRECTION OF SERVICES.  Notwithstanding Sections 531.051(c)(1) and (d), a consumer direction model implemented under Section 531.051, including the consumer-directed service option, for the delivery of services under the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program must allow for the delivery of all services and supports available under that program through consumer direction.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1330 (H.B. 4533), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0512 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0512. Notification Regarding Consumer Direction Model

Sec. 531.0512.  NOTIFICATION REGARDING CONSUMER DIRECTION MODEL.  The commission shall:(1)  develop a procedure to:(A)  verify that a Medicaid recipient or the recipient's parent or legal guardian is informed regarding the consumer direction model and provided the option to choose to receive care under that model; and(B)  if the individual declines to receive care under the consumer direction model, document the declination; and(2)  ensure that each Medicaid managed care organization implements the procedure.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 820 (H.B. 2658), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 1648), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0515 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0515. Risk Management Criteria for Certain Waiver Programs

Sec. 531.0515.  RISK MANAGEMENT CRITERIA FOR CERTAIN WAIVER PROGRAMS.  (a)  In this section, "legally authorized representative" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.051.(b)  The commission shall consider developing risk management criteria under home and community-based services waiver programs designed to allow individuals eligible to receive services under the programs to assume greater choice and responsibility over the services and supports the individuals receive.(c)  The commission shall ensure that any risk management criteria developed under this section include:(1)  a requirement that if an individual to whom services and supports are to be provided has a legally authorized representative, the representative be involved in determining which services and supports the individual will receive; and(2)  a requirement that if services or supports are declined, the decision to decline is clearly documented.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1057 (S.B. 222), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 531.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.053. Leases and Subleases of Certain Office Space

Sec. 531.053.  LEASES AND SUBLEASES OF CERTAIN OFFICE SPACE.  (a)  A health and human services agency, with the approval of the commission, or the Texas Workforce Commission or any other state agency that administers employment services programs may sublease office space to a private service entity or lease office space from a private service entity that provides publicly funded health, human, or workforce services to enable agency eligibility and enrollment personnel to work with the entity if:(1)  client access to services would be enhanced;  and(2)  the colocation of offices would improve the efficiency of the administration and delivery of services.(b)  Subchapters D and E, Chapter 2165, do not apply to a state agency that leases office space to a private service entity or subleases office space to a private service entity under this section.(c)  Subchapter B, Chapter 2167, does not apply to a state agency that leases office space from a private service entity or subleases office space from a private service entity under this section.(d)  A state agency is delegated the authority to enter into a lease or sublease under this section and may negotiate the terms of the lease or sublease.(e)  To the extent authorized by federal law, a state agency may share business resources with a private service entity that enters into a lease or sublease agreement with the agency under this section.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg. ch. 1013, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 531.051 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(46), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 531.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.054. Assumption of Leases for Implementations of Integrated Enrollment Services Initiative

Sec. 531.054.  ASSUMPTION OF LEASES FOR IMPLEMENTATIONS OF INTEGRATED ENROLLMENT SERVICES INITIATIVE.  (a)  A health and human services agency, with the approval of the commission, or the Texas Workforce Commission or any other state agency that administers employment services programs may assume a lease from an integrated enrollment services initiative contractor or subcontractor for the purpose of implementing the initiative at one development center, one mail center, or 10 or more call or change centers.(b)  Subchapter B, Chapter 2167, does not apply to a state agency that assumes a lease from a contractor or subcontractor under this section.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1013, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 531.052 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(47), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 531.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.056. Review of Survey Process in Certain Institutions and Facilities

Sec. 531.056.  REVIEW OF SURVEY PROCESS IN CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS AND FACILITIES.  (a)  The commission shall adopt procedures to review:(1)  citations or penalties assessed for a violation of a rule or law against an institution or facility licensed under Chapter 242, 247, or 252, Health and Safety Code, or certified to participate in Medicaid administered in accordance with Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, considering:(A)  the number of violations by geographic region;(B)  the patterns of violations in each region; and(C)  the outcomes following the assessment of a penalty or citation; and(2)  the performance of duties by employees and agents of a state agency responsible for licensing, inspecting, surveying, or investigating institutions and facilities licensed under Chapter 242, 247, or 252, Health and Safety Code, or certified to participate in Medicaid administered in accordance with Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, related to:(A)  complaints received by the commission; or(B)  any standards or rules violated by an employee or agent of a state agency.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1284, Sec. 7.02, eff. June 15, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1050 (S.B. 71), Sec. 21(6), eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(57), eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.093, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0585 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0585. Issuance of Materials to Certain Long-Term Care Facilities

Sec. 531.0585.  ISSUANCE OF MATERIALS TO CERTAIN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.  The executive commissioner shall review the commission's methods for issuing informational letters, policy updates, policy clarifications, and other related materials to an entity licensed under Chapter 103, Human Resources Code, or Chapter 242, 247, 248A, or 252, Health and Safety Code, and develop and implement more efficient methods to issue those materials as appropriate.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 836 (H.B. 2025), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 531.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.059. Voucher Program for Transitional Living Assistance for Persons With Disabilities

Sec. 531.059.  VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR TRANSITIONAL LIVING ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Institutional housing" means:(A)  an ICF-IID, as defined by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code;(B)  a nursing facility;(C)  a state hospital, state supported living center, or state center maintained and managed by the Department of State Health Services or the Department of Aging and Disability Services;(D)  a general residential operation for children with an intellectual disability that is licensed by the Department of Family and Protective Services; or(E)  a general residential operation, as defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.(2)  "Integrated housing" means housing in which a person with a disability resides or may reside that is found in the community but that is not exclusively occupied by persons with disabilities and their care providers.(b)  Subject to the availability of funds, the commission shall coordinate with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, the Department of State Health Services, and the Department of Aging and Disability Services to develop a housing assistance program to assist persons with disabilities in moving from institutional housing to integrated housing.  In developing the program, the agencies shall address:(1)  eligibility requirements for assistance;(2)  the period during which a person with a disability may receive assistance;(3)  the types of housing expenses to be covered under the program; and(4)  the locations at which the program will be operated.(c)  Subject to the availability of funds, the Department of Aging and Disability Services shall administer the housing assistance program under this section.  The department shall coordinate with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in administering the program, determining the availability of funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and obtaining those funds.(d)  The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and the Department of Aging and Disability Services shall provide information to the commission as necessary to facilitate the administration of the housing assistance program.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1239, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 531.055 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(68), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 728 (S.B. 49), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.097, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0602. Medically Dependent Children (Mdcp) Waiver Program Assessments and Reassessments

Sec. 531.0602.  MEDICALLY DEPENDENT CHILDREN (MDCP) WAIVER PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS AND REASSESSMENTS.  (a)  The commission shall ensure that the care coordinator for a Medicaid managed care organization under the STAR Kids managed care program provides the results of the initial assessment or annual reassessment of medical necessity to the parent or legally authorized representative of a recipient receiving benefits under the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program for review.  The commission shall ensure the provision of the results does not delay the determination of the services to be provided to the recipient or the ability to authorize and initiate services.(b)  The commission shall require the parent's or representative's signature to verify the parent or representative received the results of the initial assessment or reassessment from the care coordinator under Subsection (a).  A Medicaid managed care organization may not delay the delivery of care pending the signature.(c)  The commission shall provide a parent or representative who disagrees with the results of the initial assessment or reassessment an opportunity to request to dispute the results with the Medicaid managed care organization through a peer-to-peer review with the treating physician of choice.(d)  This section does not affect any rights of a recipient to appeal an initial assessment or reassessment determination through the Medicaid managed care organization's internal appeal process, the Medicaid fair hearing process, or the external medical review process.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 623 (S.B. 1207), Sec. 3(b), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 531.06021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.06021. Medically Dependent Children (Mdcp) Waiver Program Quality Monitoring; Report

Sec. 531.06021.  MEDICALLY DEPENDENT CHILDREN (MDCP) WAIVER PROGRAM QUALITY MONITORING; REPORT.  (a)  The commission, based on the state's external quality review organization's initial report on the STAR Kids managed care program, shall determine whether the findings of the report necessitate additional data and research to improve the program.  If the commission determines additional data and research are needed, the commission, through the external quality review organization, may:(1)  conduct annual surveys of Medicaid recipients receiving benefits under the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program, or their representatives, using the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems;(2)  conduct annual focus groups with recipients described by Subdivision (1) or their representatives on issues identified through:(A)  the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems;(B)  other external quality review organization activities; or(C)  stakeholders, including the STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee described by Section 533.00254; and(3)  in consultation with the STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee described by Section 533.00254 and as frequently as feasible, calculate Medicaid managed care organizations' performance on performance measures using available data sources such as the collaborative innovation improvement network.(b)  Not later than the 30th day after the last day of each state fiscal quarter, the commission shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and each standing legislative committee with primary jurisdiction over Medicaid a report containing, for the most recent state fiscal quarter, the following information and data related to access to care for Medicaid recipients receiving benefits under the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program:(1)  enrollment in the Medicaid buy-in for children program implemented under Section 531.02444;(2)  requests relating to interest list placements under Section 531.0601;(3)  use of the Medicaid escalation help line established under Section 533.00253, if the help line was operational during the applicable state fiscal quarter;(4)  use of, requests for, and outcomes of the external medical review procedure established under Section 531.024164; and(5)  complaints relating to the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program, categorized by disposition.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 623 (S.B. 1207), Sec. 3(b), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 531.0603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle I - Health and Human Services|Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties|Section 531.0603. Eligibility of Certain Children for Medically Dependent Children (Mdcp) or Deaf-Blind With Multiple Disabilities (Dbmd) Waiver Program

Sec. 531.0603.  ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN CHILDREN FOR MEDICALLY DEPENDENT CHILDREN (MDCP) OR DEAF-BLIND WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (DBMD) WAIVER PROGRAM.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law and to the extent allowed by federal law, in determining eligibility of a child for the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program, the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities (DBMD) waiver program, or a "Money Follows the Person" demonstration project, the commission shall consider whether the child:(1)  is diagnosed as having a condition included in the list of compassionate allowances conditions published by the United States Social Security Administration; or(2)  receives Medicaid hospice or palliative care services.(b)  If the commission determines a child is eligible for a waiver program under Subsection (a), the child's enrollment in the applicable program is contingent on the availability of a slot in the program.  If a slot is not immediately available, the commission shall place the child in the first position on the interest list for the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program or deaf-blind with multiple disabilities (DBMD) waiver program, as applicable.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 623 (S.B. 1207), Sec. 3(b), eff. September 1, 2019.|