Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
Rule Transfer
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(a), specified the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) be abolished September 1, 2017, after all its functions were transferred to HHSC or the Department of Family and Protective Services in accordance with Texas Government Code, §531.0201. The former DARS rules in Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 40, Part 2, Chapter 108, Division for Early Childhood Intervention Services are being transferred to 26 TAC Part 1, Chapter 350, Division for Early Childhood Intervention Services.
The rules will be transferred in the Texas Administrative Code effective March 1, 2021.
The following table outlines the rule transfer:
Figure: 40 TAC Chapter 108 (.pdf)
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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(a), specified the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) be abolished September 1, 2017, after all its functions were transferred to HHSC or the Department of Family and Protective Services in accordance with Texas Government Code, §531.0201. The former DARS rules in Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 40, Part 2, Chapter 109, Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Subchapters A, B, D, and E are being transferred to 26 TAC Part 1, Chapter 360, Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services. Subchapter C in 40 TAC 109 is being repealed and proposed as new in 26 TAC Chapter 360, as published in the December 18, 2020, issue of the Texas Register.
The rules will be transferred in the Texas Administrative Code effective March 1, 2021.
The following table outlines the rule transfer:
Figure: 40 TAC Chapter 109 (.pdf)
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