Sec. 531.008. DIVISIONS OF COMMISSION. (a) The executive commissioner shall establish divisions within the commission along functional lines as necessary for effective administration and for the discharge of the commission's functions.
(b) The executive commissioner may allocate and reallocate functions among the commission's divisions.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), the executive commissioner shall establish the following divisions and offices within the commission:
(1) a medical and social services division;
(2) the office of inspector general to perform fraud and abuse investigation and enforcement functions as provided by Subchapter C and other law;
(3) a regulatory division;
(4) an administrative division; and
(5) a facilities division for the purpose of administering state facilities, including state hospitals and state supported living centers.
(d) Subsection (c) does not prohibit the executive commissioner from establishing additional divisions under Subsection (a) as the executive commissioner determines appropriate. This subsection and Subsection (c) expire September 1, 2023.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.002(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.012, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.09(a), eff. September 1, 2015.
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