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Texas Health & Safety Code - Chapter 32 Maternal And Infant Health ImprovementLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Health & Safety Code > Texas Health & Safety Code - Chapter 32 Maternal And Infant Health Improvement This chapter may be cited as the Maternal and Infant Health Improvement Act. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. ... (a) In this chapter: (1) "Adolescent" means an individual younger than 18 years of age. (2) "Ancillary services" means services necessary to obtain timely, effective, ... (a) The board may establish a maternal and infant health improvement services program in the department to provide comprehensive maternal and infant health improvement services ... Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, funds administered under this chapter may not be used to provide abortion services unless the mother's life is ... (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter, and the department shall administer the program in accordance with board rules. (b) The ... (a) The department may, for cause, deny, modify, suspend, or terminate services to an individual eligible for or receiving services after notice to the individual ... (a) The department shall require an individual receiving services under this chapter, or the person with a legal obligation to support the individual, to pay ... (a) The department may recover the cost of services provided under this chapter from a person who does not reimburse the department as required by ... (a) Except as prohibited by federal law or regulation, the board may charge fees for the services provided directly by the department or through approved ... (a) Except as provided by this chapter or by other law, the board may seek, receive, and spend funds received through an appropriation, grant, donation, ... The department shall enter into contracts and agreements or award grants necessary to facilitate the efficient and economical provision of services under this chapter, including ... (a) The department shall require each provider receiving reimbursement under this chapter to maintain records and information for each applicant for or recipient of services. ... (a) The department shall have a long-range plan covering at least six years that includes at least the following elements: (1) quantifiable indicators of effort ... (a) An agency, organization, or other entity that contracts with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children shall each month provide the ... (a) The legislature finds that the perinatal period beginning before conception and continuing through the first year of life poses unique challenges for the health ... (a) The board by rule shall adopt: (1) minimum standards and objectives to implement voluntary perinatal health care systems; and (2) policies for health promotion ... The department shall: (1) develop and monitor a statewide network of voluntary perinatal health care systems; (2) develop and maintain a perinatal reporting and analysis ... (a) Each voluntary perinatal health care system must have: (1) a coordinating board responsible for ensuring, providing, or coordinating planning access to services, data collection, ... (a) The department may establish a program to award grants to initiate, expand, maintain, and improve voluntary perinatal health care systems. (b) The board by ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |