Health and Human Services Commission
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, 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 61, Chronic Diseases, Subchapter A, Kidney Health Care, that are related to these transferred functions, are being transferred to HHSC under Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 365, Kidney Health Care.

The rules will be transferred in the Texas Administrative Code effective January 15, 2022.

The following table outlines the rule transfer:

Figure: 25 TAC Chapter 61, Subchapter A (.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 107, Division for Rehabilitation Services, Subchapter D, Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services are being transferred to 26 TAC Part 1, Chapter 352, Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services.

The rules will be transferred in the Texas Administrative Code effective January 15, 2022.

The following table outlines the rule transfer:

Figure: 40 TAC Chapter 107, Subchapter D (.pdf)

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