40 TAC §15.502
The Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) adopts an amendment
to §15.502, concerning basic program requirements, in its Medicaid Eligibility
chapter. The amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed text as
published in the December 6, 1996, issue of the
Texas Register
(21 TexReg 11751). The proposed text will not be republished.
The justification for the amendment is to modify the language on home maintenance
allowance to include clients in institutions for mental diseases.
The amendment will function by ensuring that short-term Institution for
Mental Disease (IMD) clients can continue to meet home maintenance expenses.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.
The amendment is adopted under the Human Resources Code, Title
2, Chapters 22 and 32, which authorizes the department to administer public
and medical assistance programs; and under Texas Government Code §531.021,
which provides the Health and Human Services Commission with the authority
to administer federal medical assistance funds.
The amendment implements the Human Resources Code, §§22.001-22.030
and §§32.001-32.042.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on January 22, 1997.
TRD-9700974
Glenn Scott
General Counsel, Legal Services
Texas Department of Human Services
Effective date: March 1, 1997
Proposal publication date: December 6, 1996
For further information, please call: (512) 438-3765