Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Rule Transfers

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 14, County Indigent Health Care Program, that are related to these transferred functions, are being transferred to HHSC under Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 363, County Indigent Health Care Program.

The rules will be transferred in the Texas Administrative Code effective March 1, 2022.

The following table outlines the rule transfer:

Figure: 25 TAC Chapter 14 (.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, 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 39, Primary Health Care Services Program, that are related to these transferred functions, are being transferred to HHSC under Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 364, Primary Health Care Services Program.

The rules will be transferred in the Texas Administrative Code effective March 1, 2022.

The following table outlines the rule transfer:

Figure: 25 TAC Chapter 39 (.pdf)

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