Texas Register Table of Contents
- 1 Office of the Attorney General
- 2 Texas Department of State Health Services
- 3 Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- 3.0.1 Transferred Rules Re:
- 3.0.1.1 Transferring the DSHS rules in Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 414, Subchapter K that are related to these transferred functions to HHSC under Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 301, Subchapter B.
- 3.0.1.2 Transferring the former DADS rules in Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 11 to Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 283.
- 3.0.2 Adopted Rule Reviews Re:
- 3.0.1 Transferred Rules Re:
- 4 Department of Aging and Disability Services
- 5 Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation
- 6 Texas Department of Insurance
Office of the Attorney General
Requests for Opinions Re:
Whether a member of the board of managers of the Nueces County Hospital District may simultaneously serve as a member of the board of directors of the Corpus Christi Regional Transit Authority
Texas Department of State Health Services
Transferred Rules Re:
OVERVIEW
During the 84th Legislative Session, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 200, addressing the reorganization of health and human services delivery in Texas. As a result, certain functions previously performed by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), including client services, certain regulatory functions, and the operation of state hospitals, transferred to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in accordance with Texas Government Code, §531.0201 and §531.02011. The DSHS rules in Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 414, Rights and Protections of Persons Receiving Mental Health Services, Subchapter K, Criminal History and Registry Clearances that are related to these transferred functions, are being transferred to HHSC under Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 301, Local Authority Responsibilities, Subchapter B, Criminal History and Registry Clearances.
In Addition Re:
Correction of Error
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) published a miscellaneous document regarding the 2025 Research Group Agenda in the October 11, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 8424). Due to an error by the DWC, the title of the document included an incorrect year. The correct title of the document is “Adopted Fiscal Year 2025 Research Agenda.”
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Transferred Rules Re:
OVERVIEW
During the 84th Legislative Session, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 200, addressing the reorganization of health and human services delivery in Texas. As a result, certain functions previously performed by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), including client services, certain regulatory functions, and the operation of state hospitals, transferred to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in accordance with Texas Government Code, §531.0201 and §531.02011. The DSHS rules in Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 414, Rights and Protections of Persons Receiving Mental Health Services, Subchapter K, Criminal History and Registry Clearances that are related to these transferred functions, are being transferred to HHSC under Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 301, Local Authority Responsibilities, Subchapter B, Criminal History and Registry Clearances.
Transferring the former DADS rules in Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 11 to Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 283.
OVERVIEW
During the 84th Legislative Session, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 200, addressing the reorganization of health and human services delivery in Texas. As a result, some agencies were abolished and their functions transferred to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). Texas Government Code, §531.0202(b), specified the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) be abolished September 1, 2017, after all its functions were transferred to HHSC in accordance with Texas Government Code, §531.0201 and §531.02011. The former DADS rules in Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 11, Quality Assurance Fee are being transferred to Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 283, Quality Assurance Fee.
Adopted Rule Reviews Re:
Adopting Title 1, Part 15, concerning the Medicaid Buy-In Program
OVERVIEW
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) adopts the review of the chapter below in Title 1, Part 15, of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC):
Chapter 360, Medicaid Buy-In Program
Department of Aging and Disability Services
Transferred Rules Re:
Transferring the former DADS rules in Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 11 to Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 283.
OVERVIEW
During the 84th Legislative Session, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 200, addressing the reorganization of health and human services delivery in Texas. As a result, some agencies were abolished and their functions transferred to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). Texas Government Code, §531.0202(b), specified the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) be abolished September 1, 2017, after all its functions were transferred to HHSC in accordance with Texas Government Code, §531.0201 and §531.02011. The former DADS rules in Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 11, Quality Assurance Fee are being transferred to Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 283, Quality Assurance Fee.
Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation
Adopted Rule Reviews Re:
Adopting Title 28, Part 2, concerning the General Provisions Applicable to All Benefits, Designated Doctor Procedures and Requirements, and Benefits Calculations.
OVERVIEW
As a result of the review, and in accordance with Texas Government Code §2001.039, DWC finds that the reasons for initially adopting the rules continue to exist and readopts all sections in 28 Texas Administrative Code.
In Addition Re:
Correction of Error
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) published a miscellaneous document regarding the 2025 Research Group Agenda in the October 11, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 8424). Due to an error by the DWC, the title of the document included an incorrect year. The correct title of the document is “Adopted Fiscal Year 2025 Research Agenda.”
Texas Department of Insurance
In Addition Re:
Company Licensing
Application for ManhattanLife of America Insurance Company, a domestic life, accident and/or health company, to change its name to Ceres Life Insurance Company. The home office is in Houston, Texas.