40 TAC §705.5101
The Health and Human Services Commission adopts, on behalf
of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), new §705.5101,
without changes to the proposed text published in the February 3, 2006, issue
of the
Texas Register
(31 TexReg 696).
The justification for the new section is to ensure that actual case examples
investigated by APS staff are incorporated into APS training as mandated by
Senate Bill (S.B.) 6, 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005.
The new section will function by ensuring that APS staff will have a better
understanding of the different types of APS cases investigated, thereby increasing
the quality of services provided to vulnerable adults.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the new section.
The new section is adopted under Human Resources Code (HRC), §40.0505
and Government Code, §531.0055, which provide that the Health and Human
Services Executive Commissioner shall adopt rules for the operation and provision
of services by the health and human services agencies, including the Department
of Family and Protective Services; and HRC, §40.021, which provides that
the Family and Protective Services Council shall study and make recommendations
to the executive commissioner and the commissioner regarding rules governing
the delivery of services to persons who are served or regulated by the department.
The new section implements HRC, §40.035, as amended by §2.03
of Senate Bill 6, 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005.
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 April 19, 2006.
TRD-200602249
Gerry Williams
General Counsel
Department of Family and Protective Services
Effective date: June 1, 2006
Proposal publication date: February 3, 2006
For further information, please call: (512) 438-3437