TITLE 25. HEALTH SERVICES

PART 1. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES

CHAPTER 1. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SUBCHAPTER Y. ADVERSE LICENSING, LISTING, OR REGISTRATION DECISIONS

25 TAC §1.601

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) adopts an amendment to §1.601, concerning Decisions Based on Interagency Records.

The amendment to §1.601 is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 6, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 9878). This rule will not be republished.

BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION

House Bill (H.B.) 4611, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, made certain non-substantive revisions to Subtitle I, Title 4, Texas Government Code, which governs HHSC, Medicaid, and other social services as part of the legislature's ongoing statutory revision program. This adopted amendment updates citations in the rule to the Texas Government Code sections that become effective on April 1, 2025.

COMMENTS

The 31-day comment period ended January 6, 2025.

During this period, HHSC did not receive any comments regarding the proposed rule.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

The amendment is adopted under Texas Government Code §531.0055, which provides that the Executive Commissioner of HHSC shall adopt rules for the operation and provision of services by the health and human services agencies, and Chapter 526.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on March 12, 2025.

TRD-202500858

Karen Ray

Chief Counsel

Department of State Health Services

Effective date: April 1, 2025

Proposal publication date: December 6, 2024

For further information, please call: (512) 221-9021