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Texas Health & Safety Code - Chapter 12 Powers And Duties Of Texas Department Of HealthLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Health & Safety Code > Texas Health & Safety Code - Chapter 12 Powers And Duties Of Texas Department Of Health Text of section as added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, § 1.10 (a) In this section, "Medicaid contractor" means an entity that: (1) ... Text of section as added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1447, § 1 and by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1460, § 9.01 ... The department or the department's successor in function in relation to the department's operation of a part of the state Medicaid program shall implement policies ... (a) The department shall develop a voluntary drug manufacturer rebate program for drugs purchased by or on behalf of a client of the Kidney Health ... (a) The department, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. Section 1182(e), as amended, under exceptions provided by 8 U.S.C. Section 1184(l), as amended, may request waiver ... The department shall include the Texas Association of Local Health Officials, the Texas Association of Community Health Centers, and the Texas Organization of Rural and ... (a) The department shall continuously study and investigate the medical aspects of: (1) the licensing of drivers; (2) the enforcement of traffic safety laws, including ... (a) The department may establish a registry or system of registries for providers of health-related services who are not otherwise licensed, registered, or certified by ... (a) The department shall publish and provide information in accordance with this section regarding each final enforcement action taken by the department, commissioner, or board ... The department shall publish annually an analysis of its enforcement actions taken under state law with regard to each profession, industry, or type of facility ... (a) If the department determines that a person is not eligible for a level of care in a nursing home, the department shall inform the ... (a) Any statements, correspondence, or other form of oral or written communication made by a member of the legislature to a department official or employee ... (a) Except as provided by Section 533.047, the department shall develop for managed care organizations that serve Medicaid clients performance, operation, quality of care, marketing, ... The department may make any inspection of a facility or program under the department's jurisdiction without announcing the inspection. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ... (a) The department may charge for providing genetic counseling services. The fee may not exceed the actual cost of providing the services. (b) The department ... (a) The department may: (1) apply for, register, secure, hold, and protect under the laws of the United States, any state, or any nation: (A) ... The commissioner shall administer and enforce the health laws of this state under the board's supervision. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. ... In this subchapter, "public health services" means: (1) personal health promotion, maintenance, and treatment services; (2) infectious disease control and prevention services; (3) environmental and ... (a) The board by rule may charge fees to a person who receives public health services from the department. (b) The board by rule may ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the board by rule shall charge fees for the distribution and administration of vaccines and sera provided ... (a) The board shall establish procedures for the collection of fees for public health services. The procedures shall be used by the department and by ... (a) The department shall deposit all money collected for fees and charges collected under Sections 12.0122(d) and 12.032(a) in the state treasury to the credit ... (a) In furnishing public health services to a person, the department is subrogated to the person's right of recovery from: (1) personal insurance; (2) another ... (a) The department may modify, suspend, or terminate public health services to a person for nonpayment of billed services after notice to the affected person ... The board may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. ... (a) This subchapter does not repeal or modify a statute in effect on August 29, 1983, that fixes the amount, directs the disposition, prohibits the ... The department may provide funds by grant or contract to a qualified person for the purchase of services, equipment, or supplies to be used to ... (a) The expenditure of funds received by local units of government from the department is governed by Chapter 783, Government Code, and the rules adopted ... All equipment and supplies which are purchased through a program, contract, or grant with the department by or for qualified entities, including but not limited ... (a) This section applies only to property that is surplus or salvage property under Chapter 2175, Government Code, and that is: (1) exempt under Section ... (a) A state agency or local unit of government that expends funds received from the department for the acquisition of goods and services may satisfy ... The department may allow a state agency, local unit of government, or private entity that expends funds received by the department to purchase goods or ... The department shall establish and maintain an office in the department to coordinate and promote health and environmental issues between this state and Mexico. Added ... Text of section effective until January 1, 2009 (a) The binational alcohol and substance abuse task force is created to study: (1) the effect ... The department shall establish and maintain an office of minority health in the department to: (1) assume a leadership role in working or contracting with ... The office may: (1) provide a central information and referral source and serve as the primary state resource in coordinating, planning, and advocating access to ... The department may distribute to the office unobligated and unexpended appropriations to be used to carry out its powers. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ... Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the office shall submit a biennial report to the legislature regarding the activities of the office ... In this subchapter: (1) "Medical standards division" means the Medical Standards on Motor Vehicle Operations Division of the department. (2) "Panel" means a panel of ... (a) The commissioner shall appoint the medical advisory board members from: (1) persons licensed to practice medicine in this state, including physicians who are board ... (a) the medical advisory board is administratively attached to the medical standards division. (b) The medical standards division: (1) shall provide administrative support for the ... (a) The board: (1) may adopt rules to govern the activities of the medical advisory board; (2) by rule may establish a reasonable fee to ... (a) If the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas requests an opinion or recommendation from the medical advisory board as to the ... (a) A physician licensed to practice medicine in this state may inform the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas or the medical ... (a) All records, reports, and testimony relating to the medical condition of an applicant or license holder: (1) are for the confidential use of the ... A member of the medical advisory board, a member of a panel, a person who makes an examination for or on the recommendation of the ... (a) The department shall establish the Texas Volunteer Health Corps to enhance community-based public health services. (b) The Texas Volunteer Health Corps shall connect volunteers ... (a) The department may employ coordinators to recruit, train, and refer volunteers for service in local communities. (b) A coordinator employed under this section may ... (a) Volunteers recruited under this subchapter may include students in high school or an institution of higher education, senior citizens, participants in the AFDC job ... (a) The department may identify vital health care issues, including the use of tobacco and alcohol, end-of-life needs, health and safety issues on the Texas/Mexico ... The department shall encourage health care professionals to volunteer as mentors in the Texas Volunteer Health Corps. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 768, ... The department may provide public health information materials as needed by the Texas Volunteer Health Corps. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 768, § ... In this subchapter: (1) "Account" has the meaning assigned by Section 403.1041, Government Code. (2) "Advisory committee" means the tobacco settlement permanent trust account administration ... The department shall collect information relating to the unreimbursed health care expenditures of each political subdivision and, based on that information and using the formula ... (a) Each political subdivision shall submit to the department, in the manner and at the time required by the department, information that relates to the ... (a) Subject to the approval of the advisory committee, the board shall adopt rules under which a political subdivision or agency of this state may ... A dispute filed under department rules adopted under Section 12.134 does not affect the percentage of the annual distribution of the earnings from the account ... (a) If the board finds, after an audit conducted under Section 12.133 or 12.134, that a political subdivision has overstated unreimbursed health care expenditures in ... (a) The tobacco settlement permanent trust account administration advisory committee shall advise the board on the implementation of the department's duties under this subchapter. (b) ... A rule to be adopted by the board relating to certification of a percentage of an annual distribution under Section 12.132 or collection of information ... The advisory committee shall annually: (1) review the results of any audit conducted under this subchapter and the results of any dispute filed under Section ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |