Part 9.
STATE AIRCRAFT POOLING BOARD
Chapter 181.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1 TAC §181.15
The State Aircraft Pooling Board adopts new §181.15,
without changes as proposed in the June 27, 2003, issue of the Texas Register
(28 TexReg 4698), concerning priority scheduling for statewide elected officials.
The public will benefit from this rule by affording elected officials conducting
state business priority scheduling to access areas of the state where transportation
and accommodation facilities are limited. This access will produce cost savings
by avoiding additional transportation and accommodation costs for extended
stays.
No comments on the new rule were received during the 30-day comment period,
and the rule is adopted without changes.
This rule is adopted under Texas Government Code, Title 19, Chapter
2205, §2205.010 which provides the board the authority to adopt rules
for conducting business. There are no other statutes, articles, or codes that
will be affected by this adoption.
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 July 28, 2003.
TRD-200304544
Jerry Daniels
Executive Director
State Aircraft Pooling Board
Effective date: August 17, 2003
Proposal publication date: June 27, 2003
For further information, please call: (512) 936-8900
Chapter 353.
MEDICAID MANAGED CARE
Subchapter C. MEMBER BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1 TAC §353.202
The Health and Human Services Commission (Commission or HHSC)
adopts an amendment to §353.202, concerning the Medicaid managed care
members bill of rights. The amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed
text as published in the June 13, 2003, issue of the
Texas Register
(28 TexReg 4497) and will not be republished.
The amendment gives Medicaid managed care members an additional right concerning
how they are treated. Federal Medicaid managed care regulation 42 C.F.R. §438.100(b)(2)(v)
requires that enrollees be free from any form of restraint or seclusion used
as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience or retaliation. The amendment
adds that right, which also will be added to the Medicaid managed care Member
Bill of Rights. The Member Bill of Rights is published in the Medicaid managed
care Member Handbook and a copy is given to each Medicaid managed care member.
The purpose of the adopted amendment is to bring HHSC into compliance with
42 C.F.R. §438.100(b)(2)(v). Medicaid managed care health plans will
be required to revise member materials to include this change.
The Commission announced and held a public hearing on the proposed amendment
on June 25, 2003. No comments were provided at the hearing and the Commission
received no written comments concerning the adoption of this amendment.
The amendment is adopted under the Government Code, §531.033,
which authorizes the commissioner of HHSC to adopt rules necessary to carry
out the Commission's duties under Chapter 531; and §32.021 of the Human
Resources Code and §531.021 of the Texas Government Code, which provide
HHSC with the authority to administer the federal medical assistance program
(Medicaid) in Texas.
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 July 24, 2003.
TRD-200304459
Steve Aragón
General Counsel
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Effective date: August 13, 2003
Proposal publication date: June 13, 2003
For further information, please call: (512) 424-6576
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) adopts the repeal
of §355.501, and new §355.501, without changes to the proposed text
published in the May 30, 2003, issue of the
Texas
Register
(28 TexReg 4210).
The repeal and new section were undertaken in order to comply with revised
reimbursement methodology instituted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) for Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
CMS recently converted PACE from a Medicaid research-and-demonstration project
to a Medicaid non-entitlement State Plan program. As a result of this change,
CMS revised reimbursement methodology for PACE.
HHSC filed a correction of error concerning the proposal in the June 6,
2003, issue of the
Texas Register
(28 TexReg
4453).
HHSC received no comments regarding adoption of the repeal and new section.
Subchapter E. COMMUNITY CARE FOR AGED AND DISABLED
Part 15.
TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 355.
MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATES