Part 6.
STATEWIDE HEALTH COORDINATING COUNCIL
Chapter 571.
HEALTH PLANNING AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
The Texas Statewide Health Coordinating Council (council) proposes
an amendment to §571.1, new §571.2, and the repeal of §§571.2
- 571.7 concerning purpose, general provisions, officers, meetings, committees,
state health plan, and plan implementation. In accordance with the Texas Health
and Safety Code, Chapter 104, the council proposes the following changes to
the rules.
Government Code, §2001.039, requires that each state agency review
and consider for readoption each rule adopted by that agency pursuant to the
Government Code, Chapter 2001 (Administrative Procedure Act). The council
has reviewed §§571.1 - 571.7 and has determined that reasons for
adopting the sections continue to exist; however, changes were necessary as
described in this preamble.
The council published a Notice of Intention to Review §§571.1
- 571.7 in the November 22, 2002, issue of the
Texas
Register
(27 TexReg 10958). No comments were received concerning the
publication of notice.
The council proposes an amendment to §571.1 by incorporating existing §571.2
into this section. The council proposes establishing a new §571.2 by
incorporating all of existing §571.6 and §571.7 into new §571.2.
These changes will make the council's rules easier to read and to periodically
revise.
The council proposes the repeal of §§571.3 - 571.7. The result
of the repeal will be to remove all sections relating to the internal operations
of the council and allow the council to place them in the council bylaws.
This will support a more efficient council operation that would allow changes
relating to its internal operation to be made by vote of the council rather
than through the lengthy rulemaking process. This should also result in streamlining
state government operations.
Ben G. Raimer, M.D., Chair of the Council, has determined that for each
year of the first five years the sections are in effect, there will be no
fiscal impact on state and local governments.
Dr. Raimer has also determined that for each year of the first five years
the sections are in effect, the public benefit anticipated as a result of
enforcing the sections will be the revisions of the rules of the council ensuring
more efficient exercise of the council's duties. There will be no cost effects
on micro-businesses or small businesses since the rules affect only the procedural
operations of the council. There are no anticipated economic costs to persons
who are required to comply with the sections as proposed. There is no anticipated
impact on local employment.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Connie Turney, Statewide Health
Coordinating Council Project Director, Office of Strategic Health Planning,
Texas Department of Health, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756, (512)
458-7261. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following publication of this
proposal in the
Texas Register
.