Department of Aging and Disability Services
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 4, Rights and Protection of Individuals Receiving Intellectual Disability Services, Subchapter K, Criminal History and Registry Clearances, and Subchapter L, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in Local Authorities and Community Centers are being transferred to Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 301, IDD-BH Contractor Administrative Functions, Subchapter L, Criminal History and Registry Clearances in Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authorities, and Subchapter M, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in Local Authorities and Community Centers.
The rules will be transferred in the Texas Administrative Code effective May 31, 2024.
The following table outlines the rule transfer:
Figure: 40 TAC Chapter 4, Subchapters K and L (.pdf)
TRD-202401717
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 4, Rights and Protection of Individuals Receiving Intellectual Disability Services, Subchapter K, Criminal History and Registry Clearances, and Subchapter L, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in Local Authorities and Community Centers are being transferred to Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 301, IDD-BH Contractor Administrative Functions, Subchapter L, Criminal History and Registry Clearances in Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authorities, and Subchapter M, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in Local Authorities and Community Centers.
The rules will be transferred in the Texas Administrative Code effective May 31, 2024.
The following table outlines the rule transfer:
Figure: 40 TAC Chapter 4, Subchapters K and L (.pdf)
TRD-202401718