1 TAC §355.8091
The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) adopts new §355.8091,
concerning reimbursement to licensed professional counselors, licensed master
social worker-advanced clinical practitioners, and licensed marriage and family
therapists without changes to the proposed text as published in the December
24, 1999, issue of the
Texas Register
(24
TexReg 11649), and therefore the section will not be republished.
This adopted rule will move a portion of a Texas Department of Health rule
on Medicaid rates to HHSC rules, and will add reimbursement for licensed marriage
and family therapists. Although the new rule also addresses the reimbursement
to licensed professional counselors and licensed master social worker- advanced
clinical practitioners, these providers currently participate in the Texas
Medicaid Program and are reimbursed at 70% of the existing fee for similar
services provided by psychiatrists and psychologists. This does not represent
a policy change for licensed professional counselors or licensed master social
worker-advanced clinical practitioners.
No comments were received on the proposal during the comment period.
The new section is adopted under the Human Resources Code, §32.021,
and Government Code, §531.021 and §531.033, which provide the Texas
Health and Human Services Commission with the authority to administer federal
medical assistance funds and the state's medical assistance program and authorize
the commissioner to adopt rules necessary to carry out its statutory duties.
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.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on March 10, 2000.
TRD-200001837
Steve Aragon
General Counsel
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Effective date: April 1, 2000
Proposal publication date: December 24, 1999
For further information, please call: (512) 424-6500