TITLE 25. HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 1. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER
Y.
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