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Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 351.20 - Use of Certified Promotoras in Medicaid

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Health and Human Services Commission shall require
					 health and human services agencies to use certified promotoras to the extent
					 possible in health outreach and education programs for recipients of medical
					 assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 351.21 - Where to Send a Request for Correction of Personal Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Individuals must send requests for
				  corrections of personal information to the Health and Human Services Commission
				  (HHSC) division that originally collected the information in
				  question.
(b) Individuals who do
				  not know where to send a request should send it to HHSC's Records
				  Manager/Coordinator at 4900 North Lamar Boulevard, 4th Floor, Austin, Texas
				  78751-2316.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 351.23 - Review of Requests for Correction of Personal Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Health and Human Services Commission
				  (HHSC) will decide whether information collected about an individual should be
				  corrected. HHSC will notify the individual of the decision in writing within 60
				  days of the receipt of the request for correction. HHSC may extend this period
				  for an additional 30 days. The HHSC will notify the individual of the extension
				  in writing.
(b) Records may not be
				  destroyed or altered to make a correction. HHSC will add the correct
				  information to the record with the incorrect information and make a notation
				  that the correct information supercedes the incorrect information.
(c) HHSC will not review information as
				  provided in this chapter if HHSC previously reviewed the information to
				  determine its accuracy under a different review process. Examples of other
				  review processes include personnel grievance hearings, client fair hearings,
				  formal appeals, informal dispute resolution, and informal
				  reconsideration.
(d) If HHSC
				  receives a request for correction from a person other than the individual who
				  is the subject of the information, HHSC will not correct the information unless
				  the subject of the information agrees the earlier information is incorrect or
				  HHSC can independently determine the information is incorrect.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 351.101 - Leasing Department Real Property

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Commercial lease. A commercial lease may be executed for surplus real property
				  in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code, §
										RSA
				  533.084. A commercial lease may be executed
				  for nonsurplus real property in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code,
				  §
										RSA
				  533.087.
(1) A commercial lease proposal must be
				  submitted by the department or by the General Land Office for approval by the
				  Texas Mental Health and Mental Retardation Board (board).
(2) A commercial lease proposal must be
				  advertised in accordance with applicable state law. The advertisement must
				  summarize the lease proposal, state where a copy of the lease proposal and the
				  criteria for awarding the lease can be obtained, and provide the name and
				  address of a person to whom interested parties may submit bids for the
				  lease.
(3) The commissioner or
				  designee reviews any commercial lease bid received based upon whether the rent
				  meets or exceeds the prevailing rate established by the General Land Office,
				  the published criteria, and any other factors deemed appropriate for any or all
				  bids.
(4) The commissioner or
				  designee submits for board approval all bids meeting the published criteria
				  along with his or her recommended bid.
(5) Prior to the awarding any competitively
				  bid lease that has a term exceeding five years, the board must be apprised of
				  all bids received.
(6) The board
				  may reject any and all bids submitted by the commissioner or
				  designee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 351.501 - Definitions relating to child abuse, neglect, and exploitation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this section,
					 §351.503, and §351.505, have the following meanings, unless the
					 context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Abuse--any intentional, knowing, or
				  reckless act or omission by an employee, volunteer, or other individual working
				  under the auspices of a facility that causes or may cause emotional harm or
				  physical injury, whether substantial or not, to or the death of a child the
				  facility serves. Abuse includes both physical and sexual abuse.
(2) Allegation--a report by a person who
				  believes or has knowledge that a child has been or may be abused, neglected, or
				  exploited in a facility.
(3)
				  Child--a person under 18 years of age who is not and has not been married or
				  who has not had the disabilities of minority removed for general
				  purposes.
(4) Emotional harm--an
				  injury to a child as evidenced by an observable physical, mental, or emotional
				  impairment in the child's psychological growth, development, or
				  functioning.
(5) Exploitation--the
				  illegal or improper use of a child or of the resources of a child served by a
				  facility for monetary or personal benefit, profit, or gain by an employee,
				  volunteer, or other individual working under the auspices of a
				  facility.
(6) Facility--an entity
				  licensed, operated, certified, or registered by a state agency that provides
				  care and services to a child, the Texas School for the Deaf, and the Texas
				  School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
(7) "Persons who work under the auspices of a
				  facility" include:
(A) an employee or
				  volunteer of the facility;
(B) a
				  person under contract with the facility;
(C) a director, owner, operator, or
				  administrator of a facility;
(D)
				  anyone who has responsibility for a child in a facility's care;
(E) anyone who has unsupervised access to a
				  child in a facility's care;
(F)
				  anyone who regularly or routinely lives at the facility;
(G) any other person permitted by act or
				  omission to have access to a child in the facility's care; and
(H) a university or college student working
				  at the facility, including student teachers and interns.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 351.503 - Minimum Standards for Investigations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability. This section applies to
				  investigations, conducted under §
										RSA 261.401
				  of the Family Code, of alleged child abuse, neglect, or exploitation in
				  facilities operated, licensed, certified, or registered by a state
				  agency.
(b) Formal investigation.
				  On receiving an oral or written allegation or report of abuse, neglect or
				  exploitation, a state agency must immediately initiate a formal investigation
				  to determine the accuracy of the report and to evaluate the need for protective
				  services for the child. A state agency should consider the following steps
				  (which may vary according to circumstances) in conducting its investigation:
(1) a face-to-face interview with the alleged
				  victim to evaluate immediate and long-term risk. The investigator should make
				  every effort to establish face-to-face contact with the alleged victim,
				  including a diligent search to locate the alleged victim, if the victim's
				  whereabouts are unknown;
(2) make a
				  reasonable effort to locate and inform each parent of a child who is the
				  alleged victim of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, of the nature of the
				  allegation and of the fact that the interview was conducted.
(3) a face-to-face interview with the
				  person(s) thought to have knowledge of the circumstances related to the alleged
				  abuse, neglect or exploitation, including anyone responsible for the ongoing
				  care of a child;
(4) collecting
				  relevant information such as:
(A) the nature,
				  extent, and cause of the abuse, neglect, or exploitation;
(B) the identity of the person responsible
				  for the abuse, neglect, or exploitation;
(C) the names and conditions of the other
				  individual(s) in the home;
(D) the
				  adequacy of the environment; and
(E) the relationship of the alleged victim to
				  the person(s) responsible; and
(5) assigning a priority rating to the
				  investigation based on the information received and the degree of severity and
				  immediacy of the alleged harm to the child.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 351.504 - Caseload Reduction Plan for Adult Protective Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability. This section applies to
				  the development by the executive commissioner of HHSC of a Caseload Reduction
				  Plan (the Plan) for the Adult Protective Services (APS) Division of the
				  Department of Family and Protective Services as required by §
										RSA
				  531.048, Government Code.
(b) Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the
				  Plan is to reduce caseloads for adult protective services caseworkers to a
				  level that does not exceed professional caseload standards recommended by the
				  National Adult Protective Services Association by more than five cases per
				  worker by January 1, 2011. The Plan must include annual targets for caseload
				  reduction.
(c) Components of the
				  Plan. The Plan will include:
(1) APS program
				  description.
(2) Assessment of
				  program and demographic data using historic and forecasted
				  information.
(3) Internal and
				  external influences and impact of those influences.
(4) APS policy and operational factors
				  influencing caseloads.
(5)
				  Identification of options to reduce caseloads.
(6) Program impact of caseload reduction
				  options.
(7) Resource needs and
				  cost impact for caseload reduction options.
(8) Consultation with stakeholders.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 351.507 - Adverse Licensing, Listing, or Registration Decisions by Health and Human Services Agencies

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) This section
				  applies only to the final licensing, listing, or registration decisions of a
				  health and human services agency as defined by §
										RSA
				  531.001(4), Government Code,
				  with respect to a person under the law authorizing the agency to regulate the
				  following types of persons:
(1) a youth camp
				  licensed under Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code;
(2) a home and community support services
				  agency licensed under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code;
(3) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241,
				  Health and Safety Code;
(4) an
				  institution licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code;
(5) an assisted living facility licensed
				  under Chapter 247, Health and Safety Code;
(6) a special care facility licensed under
				  Chapter 248, Health and Safety Code;
(7) an intermediate care facility licensed
				  under Chapter 252, Health and Safety Code;
(8) a chemical dependency treatment facility
				  licensed under Chapter 464, Health and Safety Code;
(9) a mental hospital or mental health
				  facility licensed under Chapter 577, Health and Safety Code;
(10) a child-care facility or child-placing
				  agency licensed under or a family home listed or registered under Chapter 42,
				  Human Resources Code; or
(11) an
				  adult day-care facility licensed under Chapter 103, Human Resources
				  Code.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 351.701 - Unrelated Donor Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. This section establishes a
				  program to award funding for an unrelated donor umbilical cord blood bank in
				  Texas.
(b) Funding objectives. The
				  funding awarded pursuant to this section is intended to improve public health
				  in Texas through obtaining efficiently delivered services for gathering and
				  retaining unrelated umbilical cord blood from live births for the primary
				  purpose of making the cord blood available for transplantation
				  purposes.
(c) Definitions. The
				  following words and terms, when used in this section, have the following
				  meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Blood bank--A facility that:
(A) obtains a human umbilical cord blood
				  donation from an unrelated donor;
(B) is licensed, certified, or accredited as
				  a blood bank, blood and tissue center, laboratory, or other health care
				  facility and is authorized by:
(i) state
				  and/or federal law, rule, or regulation;
(ii) the American Association of Blood Banks;
				  and
(iii) International
				  Organization of Standardization to collect, process, and preserve human
				  umbilical cord blood donations; and
(C) is operated in compliance with
				  professionally recognized standards regarding quality and safety of collection
				  of human umbilical cord blood donations, including the American Association of
				  Blood Banks and International Organization of Standardization.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 351.703 - Grant Program for Regional and Local Health Care Programs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. This section implements Subtitle
				  C, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 75, Subchapter E, which authorizes
				  the Health and Human Services Commission to implement a competitive grant
				  program to support the initial establishment and operation of one or more
				  regional or local health care programs for employees of small
				  employers.
(b) Grant objectives.
				  The grant or grants awarded under this section are intended to assist with the
				  establishment or operation of regional and local health care programs created
				  to:
(1) Improve the health of employees of
				  small employers and their families by improving the employees' access to health
				  care and by reducing the number of those employees who are uninsured;
(2) Reduce the likelihood that those
				  employees and their families will require services from publicly-funded
				  programs such as Medicaid and CHIP;
(3) Contribute to economic development by
				  helping small businesses remain competitive with a healthy workforce and health
				  care benefits that will attract employees; and
(4) Encourage innovative solutions for
				  providing and funding health care services and benefits.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 351.751 - Integrated eligibility services call centers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability. This section applies to
				  integrated eligibility services call centers established by the Health and
				  Human Services Commission ("HHSC") after June 1, 2004.
(b) Definitions. The following words and
				  phrases, when used in this section, have the following meanings, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1)
				  "Applicant" means a person who asks HHSC to determine, certify, or recertify
				  his or her eligibility for a service.
(2) "Call center" means a place where HHSC or
				  an HHSC contractor receives and responds to applicants' telephone inquiries and
				  processes information in order to assist HHSC to determine, certify, or
				  recertify an applicant's eligibility for a service.
(3) "Contractor" means a public or private
				  entity that is awarded a contract to provide call center services under this
				  section.
(4) "Service" means a
				  benefit or assistance provided under any of the following programs:
(A) the Children's Health Insurance Program
				  ("CHIP") established under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code;
(B) the Temporary Assistance to Needy
				  Families ("TANF") program established under Chapter 31, Human Resources
				  Code;
(C) the Medicaid program
				  established under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;
(D) the nutritional assistance programs
				  established under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, including the Food Stamp
				  Program;
(E) long-term care
				  services, as defined by Section
				  RSA
				  22.0011, Human Resources Code;
(F) community-based support services
				  identified or provided in accordance with Section
				  RSA
				  531.02481, Government Code; and
(G) any other health and human services
				  program that HHSC determines is appropriate to include as part of a call center
				  service.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.801 - Authority and General Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Authority to establish advisory committees. In addition to specific statutory
					 authority to establish particular advisory committees, the Texas Health and
					 Human Services Commission has authority under Texas Government Code §
											RSA 531.012 to
					 establish and maintain advisory committees to consider issues and solicit
					 public input across all major areas of the health and human services
					 system.
(b) Applicability of Texas
					 Government Code Chapter 2110. An advisory committee established under Texas
					 Government Code §
											RSA 531.012 is
					 subject to Texas Government Code Chapter 2110. An advisory committee
					 established under another statute is subject to Texas Government Code Chapter
					 2110 unless the establishing statute expressly states otherwise.
(c) Applicability of Texas Government Code
					 Chapter 551. Unless otherwise expressly provided by statute or rule, an
					 advisory committee established under this subchapter is subject to the Open
					 Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551, as if it were a governmental
					 body.
(d) Quorum. Unless expressly
					 provided otherwise, a majority of an advisory committee's voting members
					 constitutes a quorum.
(e) General
					 reporting requirement. In addition to reporting requirements set out in an
					 advisory committee's section of this subchapter, an advisory committee
					 established under Texas Government Code §
											RSA 531.012 must:
(1) report recommendations to the Executive
					 Commissioner and the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council;
					 and
(2) submit a written report to
					 the Texas Legislature of any policy recommendations made under paragraph (1) of
					 this subsection.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.803 - Medical Care Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Statutory authority. The Texas Human Resources Code §
											RSA
					 32.022 and
					 RSA
					 431.12 require HHSC to establish the Medical
					 Care Advisory Committee (MCAC).
(b)
					 Purpose. The MCAC advises HHSC about health and medical care services. In
					 particular, the MCAC provides input on:
(1)
					 developing and maintaining the Medicaid program;
(2) immediate and long-range plans for
					 reaching the Medicaid goal of providing access to high quality, comprehensive
					 medical and health care services to medically indigent persons in the state;
					 and
(3) possible changes in the
					 eligibility-determination process to ensure that qualified applicants receive
					 services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.805 - State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Statutory authority. The State Medicaid
					 Managed Care Advisory Committee (SMMCAC) is established in accordance with
					 Texas Government Code §
											RSA
					 531.012 and is subject to §351.801 of
					 this division (relating to Authority and General Provisions).
(b) Purpose.
(1) The SMMCAC advises the Executive
					 Commissioner and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) on the
					 statewide operation of Medicaid managed care, including program design and
					 benefits, systemic concerns from consumers and providers, efficiency and
					 quality of services, contract requirements, provider network adequacy, trends
					 in claims processing, and other issues as requested by the Executive
					 Commissioner.
(2) The SMMCAC
					 assists HHSC with Medicaid managed care issues.
(3) The SMMCAC disseminates Medicaid managed
					 care best practice information as appropriate.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.809 - Drug Utilization Review Board

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Statutory authority.
					 RSA
					 456.716 and Texas Government Code §
											RSA
					 531.0736 require HHSC to establish the Drug
					 Utilization Review (DUR Board).
(b)
					 Cross-reference. The DUR Board is governed by rules set out in §
											RSA
					 354.1941 of this title (relating to Drug
					 Utilization Review Board).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.811 - Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Statutory authority. Texas Government
					 Code §
											RSA
					 534.053 establishes the Intellectual and
					 Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee
					 (IDD-SRAC).
(b) Purpose. IDD-SRAC
					 advises HHSC and the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)
					 on the implementation of the acute care services and long-term services and
					 supports system redesign.
(c)
					 Tasks. In addition to the tasks required by statute, the IDD-SRAC:
(1) provides recommendations for the
					 continued implementation of and improvements to the acute care and long-term
					 services and supports system; and
(2) performs other tasks consistent with its
					 purpose as requested by the Executive Commissioner.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.813 - Perinatal Advisory Council

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Statutory authority. Texas Health and Safety Code §
											RSA
					 241.187 establishes the Perinatal Advisory
					 Council (PAC).
(b) Purpose. The PAC
					 makes recommendations to HHSC on the designation of levels of care for neonatal
					 or maternal care assigned to hospitals.
(c) Tasks. The PAC performs the following
					 tasks:
(1) develops and recommends criteria
					 for designating levels of neonatal and maternal care, respectively, including
					 specifying the minimum requirements to qualify for each level
					 designation;
(2) develops and
					 recommends a process for the assignment of levels of care to a hospital for
					 neonatal and maternal care, respectively;
(3) makes recommendations for the division of
					 the state into neonatal and maternal care regions;
(4) examines utilization trends relating to
					 neonatal and maternal care;
(5)
					 makes recommendations related to improving neonatal and maternal
					 outcomes;
(6) assist in the
					 designation of the centers of excellence for fetal diagnosis and therapy as
					 required by Texas Health and Safety Code §
												RSA
					 32.072; and
(7) performs other tasks consistent with its
					 purpose as requested by the Executive Commissioner.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.815 - Policy Council for Children and Families

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Statutory authority. The Policy Council
					 for Children and Families (Policy Council) is established in accordance with
					 Texas Government Code §
											RSA
					 531.012.
(b) Purpose. The Policy Council works to
					 improve the coordination, quality, efficiency, and outcomes of services
					 provided to children with disabilities and their families through the state's
					 health, education, and human services systems.
(c) Tasks. The Policy Council performs the
					 following tasks:
(1) studies and makes
					 recommendations to improve coordination between the state's health, education,
					 and human services systems to ensure that children with disabilities and their
					 families have access to high quality services;
(2) studies and makes recommendations to
					 improve long-term services and supports, including community-based supports for
					 children with special health and mental health care needs, as well as children
					 with disabilities and their families receiving protective services from the
					 state;
(3) studies and makes
					 recommendations regarding emerging issues affecting the quality and
					 availability of services available to children with disabilities and their
					 families;
(4) studies and makes
					 recommendations to better align resources with the service needs of children
					 with disabilities and their families;
(5) studies and makes recommendations to
					 ensure that the needs of children with autism spectrum disorder and their
					 families are addressed, and that all available resources are coordinated to
					 meet those needs;
(6) makes
					 recommendations regarding the implementation and improvement of the STAR Kids
					 managed care program; and
(7)
					 performs other tasks consistent with its purpose as requested by the Executive
					 Commissioner.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.817 - Texas Council on Consumer Direction

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Statutory authority. The Texas Council on
					 Consumer Direction (the Council) is established in accordance with Texas
					 Government Code §
											RSA
					 531.012.
(b) Purpose. The Council advises HHSC on the
					 development, implementation, expansion, and delivery of services through
					 consumer direction in all programs offering long-term services and supports
					 that enhances a consumer's ability to have freedom and exercise control and
					 authority over the consumer's choices, regardless of age or
					 disability.
(c) Tasks.
(1) The Council makes recommendations to HHSC
					 to:
(A) expand the delivery of services
					 through consumer direction to other programs serving persons with disabilities
					 and elderly persons under Texas Government Code Chapter 531, Subchapter
					 B;
(B) expand the array of services
					 delivered through consumer direction;
(C) increase the use of consumer direction
					 models by consumers;
(D) optimize
					 consumer choice of Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSAs);
(E) expand access to support advisors for
					 consumers receiving long-term care services and supports through consumer
					 direction;
(F) monitor and analyze
					 research for best practices in self-determination, consumer direction, and
					 training;
(G) provide guidance and
					 support to consumer outreach efforts; and
(H) increase informed choices, opportunities,
					 and supports as a means to lead self-determined lives through the use of
					 consumer direction models.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.821 - Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Statutory
					 authority. The Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee
					 (VBPQIAC ) is established under Texas Government Code §
											531.012 and is
					 subject to §351.801 of this division (relating to Authority and General
					 Provisions).
(b) Purpose. The
					 VBPQIAC advises the Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC) Executive
					 Commissioner and Health and Human Services system agencies (HHS agencies) on
					 quality improvement and value-based payment initiatives for Medicaid, other
					 publicly funded health services, and the wider health care system.
(c) Tasks. The VBPQIAC performs the following
					 tasks:
(1) studies and makes recommendations
					 regarding:
(A) value-based payment and quality
					 improvement initiatives to promote better care, better outcomes, and lower
					 costs for publicly funded health care services;
(B) core metrics and a data analytics
					 framework to support value-based purchasing and quality improvement in Medicaid
					 and CHIP;
(C) HHSC and managed care
					 organization incentive and disincentive programs based on value; and
(D) the strategic direction for Medicaid and
					 CHIP value-based programs; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.823 - e-Health Advisory Committee

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(a)
					 Statutory authority. The e-Health Advisory Committee (committee) is established
					 under Texas Government Code §
											531.012 and is
					 subject to §351.801 of this division (relating to Authority and General
					 Provisions).
(b) Purpose. The
					 committee advises the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
					 Executive Commissioner and Health and Human Services system agencies (HHS
					 agencies) on strategic planning, policy, rules, and services related to the use
					 of health information technology, health information exchange systems,
					 telemedicine, telehealth, and home telemonitoring services.
(c) Tasks. The committee:
(1) advises HHS agencies on the development,
					 implementation, and long-range plans for health care information technology and
					 health information exchange, including the use of electronic health records,
					 computerized clinical support systems, health information exchange systems for
					 exchanging clinical and other types of health information, and other methods of
					 incorporating health information technology in pursuit of greater
					 cost-effectiveness and better patient outcomes in health care and population
					 health;
(2) advises HHS agencies on
					 incentives for increasing health care provider adoption and usage of an
					 electronic health record and health information exchange systems;
(3) advises HHS agencies on the development,
					 use, and long-range plans for telemedicine, telehealth, and home telemonitoring
					 services, including consultations, reimbursements, and new benefits for
					 inclusion in Medicaid telemedicine, telehealth, and home telemonitoring
					 programs;
(4) makes recommendations
					 to HHS agencies through regularly scheduled meetings and verbal or written
					 recommendations communicated to HHSC staff assigned to the committee;
(5) performs other tasks consistent with its
					 purpose as requested by the Executive Commissioner; and
(6) adopts bylaws to guide the operation of
					 the committee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.825 - Texas Brain Injury Advisory Council

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Statutory authority. The Texas Brain Injury Advisory Council (TBIAC) is
					 established under Texas Government Code §
											531.012 and is
					 subject to §351.801 of this division (relating to Authority and General
					 Provisions).
(b) Purpose. The TBIAC
					 advises the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Executive
					 Commissioner and the Health and Human Services system on strategic planning,
					 policy, rules, and services related to the prevention of brain injury;
					 rehabilitation; and the provision of long-term services and supports for
					 persons who have survived brain injuries to improve their quality of life and
					 ability to function independently in the home and community.
(c) Tasks. The TBIAC performs the following
					 tasks:
(1) informs state leadership of the
					 needs of persons who have survived a brain injury and their families regarding
					 rehabilitation and the provision of long-term services and supports to improve
					 health and functioning that leads to achieving maximum independence in home and
					 community living and participation;
(2) encourages research into the causes and
					 effects of brain injuries as well as promising and best practice approaches for
					 prevention, early intervention, treatment and care of brain injuries and the
					 provision of long-term services and supports;
(3) recommends policies that facilitate the
					 implementation of the most current promising and evidence-based practices for
					 the care, rehabilitation, and the provision of long-term services and supports
					 to persons who have survived a brain injury;
(4) promotes brain injury awareness,
					 education, and implementation of health promotion and prevention strategies
					 across Texas;
(5) facilitates the
					 development of partnerships among diverse public and private provider and
					 consumer stakeholder groups to develop and implement sustainable service and
					 support strategies that meet the complex needs of persons who have survived a
					 brain injury and those experiencing co-occurring conditions; and
(6) adopts bylaws to guide the operation of
					 the TBIAC.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.827 - Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Statutory authority. The Palliative Care
					 Interdisciplinary Advisory Council (Council) is established in accordance with
					 Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 118.
(b) Purpose. The Council assesses the
					 availability of patient-centered and family-focused, interdisciplinary
					 team-based palliative care in Texas for patients and families facing serious
					 illness. The Council works to ensure that relevant, comprehensive, and accurate
					 information and education about palliative care is available to the public,
					 health care providers, and health care facilities. This includes information
					 and education about complex symptom management, care planning, and coordination
					 needed to address the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual suffering
					 associated with serious illness.
(c) Tasks. The Council performs the following
					 tasks:
(1) consults with and advises HHSC on
					 matters related to the establishment, maintenance, operation, and outcome
					 evaluation of the palliative care consumer and professional information and
					 education program established under Texas Health and Safety Code §
												RSA
					 118.011;
(2) studies and makes recommendations to
					 remove barriers to appropriate palliative care services for patients and
					 families facing serious illness in Texas of any age and at any stage of
					 illness; and
(3) pursues other
					 deliverables consistent with its purpose as requested by the Executive
					 Commissioner or adopted into the work plan or bylaws of the council.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.833 - STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Statutory authority. The STAR Kids
					 Managed Care Advisory Committee (STAR Kids Advisory Committee) is established
					 under Texas Government Code §
											RSA
					 531.012.
(b) Purpose. The STAR Kids Advisory Committee
					 advises HHSC on the establishment and implementation of, and recommends
					 improvements to, the STAR Kids managed care program.
(c) Tasks. The STAR Kids Advisory Committee
					 makes recommendations consistent with its purpose to HHSC through regularly
					 scheduled meetings and staff assigned to the committee.
(d) Reporting requirements .
(1) Reporting to Executive Commissioner. By
					 December 31 of each fiscal year, the STAR Kids Advisory Committee must file a
					 written report with the Executive Commissioner that covers the meetings and
					 activities in the immediately preceding fiscal year. The report:
(A) lists the meeting dates;
(B) provides the members' attendance
					 records;
(C) briefly describes
					 actions taken by the committee;
(D)
					 describes how the committee has accomplished its tasks;
(E) summarizes the status of any rules that
					 the committee recommended to HHSC;
(F) describes anticipated activities the
					 committee will undertake in the next fiscal year;
(G) recommends amendments to this section, as
					 needed; and
(H) identifies the
					 costs related to the committee, including the cost of HHSC staff time spent
					 supporting the committee's activities and the source of funds used to support
					 the committee's activities.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.837 - Texas Autism Council

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Statutory
					 authority. The Texas Autism Council is established in accordance with HHSC's
					 general authority to establish committees under Texas Government Code §
											RSA
					 531.012(a).
(b) Purpose. The Texas Autism Council advises
					 and make recommendations to HHSC and the Executive Commissioner to ensure that
					 the needs of persons of all ages with autism spectrum disorder and their
					 families are addressed and that all available resources are coordinated to meet
					 those needs.
(c) Tasks. The Texas
					 Autism Council performs the following activities:
(1) makes recommendations to HHSC through
					 regularly scheduled meetings and HHSC staff assigned to the committee;
					 and
(2) other tasks consistent with
					 its purpose that are requested by the Executive
					 Commissioner.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.838 - Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Texas Health and Safety Code §
											242.303
					 established the Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee (NFAAC). The
					 NFAAC advises DADS on the licensing of nursing facility
					 administrators.
(b) The tasks of
					 the NFAAC include:
(1) advising DADS on
					 nursing facility administration licensing issues, including the content of
					 nursing facility administrator license applications and examinations;
(2) reviewing and recommending rules and
					 minimum standards of conduct for the practice of nursing facility
					 administration; and
(3) reviewing
					 all complaints against nursing facility administrators and making
					 recommendations to DADS regarding disciplinary actions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.839 - Nursing Facility Payment Methodology Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Statutory authority. The Nursing Facility
					 Payment Methodology Advisory Committee (NF-PMAC) is established under Texas
					 Government Code, §
											RSA 531.012 and is
					 subject to §351.801 of this division (relating to Authority and General
					 Provisions).
(b) Purpose. The
					 NF-PMAC advises the Executive Commissioner and the Health and Human Services
					 system on the establishment and implementation of recommended improvements to
					 the nursing facility (NF) reimbursement methodology and other NF payment
					 topics.
(c) Tasks. The NF-PMAC:
(1) studies and makes recommendations on the
					 development of an NF reimbursement methodology that incentivizes quality care
					 for individuals served in an NF, and is cost-effective, streamlined and
					 transparent; and
(2) performs other
					 tasks consistent with its purpose as requested by the Executive
					 Commissioner.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.841 - Joint Committee on Access and Forensic Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions. The following words and
					 terms, when used in this section, have the following meanings unless the
					 context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
					 Executive Commissioner--The Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and
					 Human Services Commission or the Executive Commissioner's designee.
(2) Forensic patient--The term has the
					 meaning described in Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 532.013.
(3) Forensic services--A competency
					 examination, competency restoration service, or mental health service provided
					 to a current or former forensic patient in the community or at a facility that
					 receives state funds for providing mental health services for forensic
					 patients.
(4) HHSC--The Texas
					 Health and Human Services Commission.
(5) JCAFS--The Joint Committee on Access and
					 ForensicServices.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.843 - Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Statutory authority. The Early Childhood
					 Intervention (ECI) Advisory Committee is authorized and required under Part C
					 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),
					 RSA
					 1441; its implementing regulations, 34 C.F.R.
					 Part 303 , Subpart G State Interagency Coordinating Council; and Texas Human
					 Resources Code Chapter 73, Early Childhood Intervention Services. Failure to
					 establish the advisory committee would prohibit the Early Childhood
					 Intervention program from receiving federal financial assistance.
(b) Purpose. The committee assists and
					 advises the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in performing its
					 responsibility to provide early childhood intervention services to eligible
					 infants and toddlers and their families.
(c) Tasks. The committee performs the
					 following tasks:
(1) advises and assists:
(A) HHSC in developing and implementing the
					 policies that constitute the statewide early childhood intervention system;
					 and
(B) the Texas Education Agency
					 regarding appropriate services and the transition of toddlers with
					 developmental disabilities to services provided under IDEA, Part B;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 351 - COORDINATED PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter B - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Division 1 - COMMITTEES › Section 351.847 - Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Executive Order RP-42 created the Aging
					 Texas Well Advisory Committee (ATWAC) and established the purpose and
					 responsibilities of ATWAC. The ATWAC advises and makes recommendations to DADS
					 consistent with Executive Order RP-42.
(b) The tasks of the ATWAC include:
(1) identifying and discussing aging policy
					 issues;
(2) assessing state
					 government readiness to address issues facing older Texans;
(3) promoting increased local community
					 preparedness for aging Texans; and
(4) assisting DADS by providing
					 recommendations, including recommendations for changes to the Aging Texas Well
					 Plan.