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 405, Patient Care--Mental Health Services, Subchapter K, Deaths of Individuals Served by Community Mental Health Centers 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 H, Deaths of Individuals Served by Community Mental Health Centers.
The rules will be transferred in the Texas Administrative Code effective October 18, 2024.
The following table outlines the rule transfer:
Figure: 25 TAC Chapter 405, Subchapter K (.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(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 46, Contracting To Provide Assisted Living And Residential Care Services are being transferred to Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 276, Contracting To Provide Assisted Living And Residential Care Services.
The rules will be transferred in the Texas Administrative Code effective October 18, 2024.
The following table outlines the rule transfer:
Figure: 40 TAC Chapter 46 (.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(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 58, Contracting to Provide Special Services to Persons with Disabilities are being transferred to Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 282, Contracting to Provide Special Services to Persons with Disabilities.
The rules will be transferred in the Texas Administrative Code effective October 18, 2024.
The following table outlines the rule transfer:
Figure: 40 TAC Chapter 58 (.pdf)
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