Part I.
Texas Department of Health
Chapter 1.
Texas Board of Health
Subchapter A. Procedures and Policies
The Texas Department of Health (department) proposes the repeal of
§1.2 and amendments to §§1.1, 1.3, 1.5, and 1.7-1.8, concerning
procedures and policies of the Board of Health (board). Specifically the sections
address the purpose of the sections, organization of the board, meetings of
the board, the commissioner of health, and press and public relations. The
repeal of the section on membership of the board is proposed in order to delete
language which is redundant of state law.
The General Appropriations Act, House Bill 1, Article IX, Rider 167, passed
by the 75th Legislature, requires each state agency to review and consider
for readoption each rule adopted by that agency pursuant to the Government
Code, Chapter 2001 (Administrative Procedure Act). Sections 1.1 - 1.8 have
been reviewed and the department has determined that the reasons for adopting
these sections, other than §1.2 on membership of the board, continue
to exist; however, the language of the sections should be updated and language
that is redundant of state law should be deleted. The language is redundant
of state law found in the Health and Safety Code, Chapters 11 and 12 relating
to appointments of the chair and vice-chair of the board, advisory committees
appointed by the board, meetings of the board, and reimbursement of expenses
of board members; Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 relating
to meetings of governmental bodies; and Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6252-31
relating to dissenting votes in board meetings. In addition to clarifying
language throughout the sections, §1.7 provides clarification that the
commissioner of health is authorized to provide for the operation of the department
and to further delegate to departmental personnel duties delegated or assigned
by the board to the commissioner. Section 1.5(e) is added to state that time
limits may be established for public comments or testimony at board and committee
meetings.
The department published a Notice of Intention to Review the sections as
required by Rider 167 in the
Texas Register
(23 TexReg 9075) on September 4, 1998. No comments were received by the department
on these sections.
Susan K. Steeg, General Counsel, has determined that for each year of the
first five years the repeal and amended sections are in effect, there will
be no fiscal implications to state or local governments as a result of enforcing
or administering the sections as proposed.
Ms. Steeg has determined that for each year of the first five years the
repeal and amended sections are in effect, the public benefit anticipated
as a result of enforcing or administering the sections will be improvement
of the language to make the sections more readable for the public and the
deletion of language that is redundant of state law. There will no effect
on small businesses. There are no economic costs to persons who are required
to comply with the sections as proposed. There will be no effect on local
employment.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Susan K. Steeg, General Counsel,
Texas Department of Health, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756, (512)
458-7236. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following publication of the
proposal in the
Texas Register
.
25 TAC §§1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8
The amendments are proposed under the Health and Safety Code,
Chapters 11 and 12 which allow the board to adopt rules relating to advisory
committees and board meetings and §12.001 which provides the board with
the authority to adopt rules for its procedures and for the performance of
each duty imposed by law on the board, the department, and the commissioner
of health.
The amendments affect the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 12 and the General
Appropriations Act, House Bill 1, Article IX, Rider 167, passed by the 75th
legislature.
§1.1.Purpose.
The purpose of
this subchapter
[
§1.3.Organization of the Board of Health .
(a)
Chair and vice-chair. [
(1)
The chair shall preside at all board meetings, call special
meetings of the board, and
provide for
[
(2)
(No change.)
[(b)
Committees.]
(b)
[
(1)
The board may
establish
[
(2)
The chair may appoint board members to
serve on any [
[(2)
Advisory committees.]
[
The board may appoint advisory committees to
assist the board in developing public health rules, policies and procedures,
and to assist the Department of Health in providing public health services.]
[
The board shall adopt rules covering the composition,
duration, procedures, and expenses of the advisory committees.]
§1.5.Meetings of the Board of Health.
[(a)
The board shall meet in the city of Austin
or in other places determined by the board.]
[(b)
The board shall meet at least once each
calendar quarter on dates determined by the board and shall hold special meetings
at the call of the chair. The chair shall give timely notice to each member
of any special meeting.]
(a)
[
[(1)
The department shall post notice of each
meeting with the secretary of state's office at least seven days prior to
the date of the meeting. The notice shall specify the date, time, subject(s)
of the meeting.]
[(2)
Special rules exist for a meeting
which needs to be convened in a case of emergency or urgent public necessity.]
[
A case of emergency or urgent public necessity
is limited to imminent threats to public health and safety or reasonably unforeseeable
situations requiring immediate action.]
[
The department shall post notice of a meeting
involving an emergency or urgent public necessity with the secretary of state
at least two hours before the meeting is convened.]
(1)
[
[(4)
Executive sessions are closed meetings
of the board which may be held only as expressly authorized by the Open Meetings
Act (Act). Persons who may attend and subjects which may be discussed are
described in the Act.]
(2)
[
(b)
[
(c)
[
[(8)
During a meeting, a board member may
dissent against any board action and may enter a written statement of such
dissent into the official minutes of the meeting.]
(d)
[
[(10)
Board members, in performing official
duties, shall receive no fixed salary but shall be paid compensatory per diem
and reimbursed for meals, lodging, and transportation in accordance with the
General Appropriations Act.]
(e)
The chair of the board may limit each
person presenting public comments or public testimony on any agenda item to
a certain number of minutes by announcing the period when comments or testimony
are given. The chair of each board committee may also set time periods for
comments or testimony given at committee meetings.
§1.7.Commissioner of Health.
(a)
(No change.)
(b)
The commissioner shall:
(1)
administer and enforce federal and state health laws applicable
to the department by issuing orders, making decisions,
awarding and
executing contracts, and implementing the duties delegated or assigned to
the commissioner by the board;
(2)
administer and implement department services, programs,
and activities, maintain professional standards within the department, and
represent the department as its chief executive. To accomplish this goal,
the commissioner is authorized to hire and supervise personnel, establish
appropriate organization, acquire suitable administrative, clinical, and laboratory
facilities, [
(3)-(5)
(No change.)
§1.8.Press and Public Relations.
(a)
Prior to each Board of Health meeting, copies of the [
(b)-(d)
(No change.)
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, on
July 23, 1999.
TRD-9904454
Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 5, 1999
For further information, please call: (512) 458-7236
25 TAC §1.2
(Editor's note: The text of the following section proposed
for repeal will not be published. The section may be examined in the offices
of the Texas Department of Health or in the Texas Register office, Room 245,
James Earl Rudder Building, 1019 Brazos Street, Austin.)
The repeal is proposed under the Health and Safety Code, Chapters
11 and 12 which allow the board to adopt rules relating to advisory committees
and board meetings and §12.001 which provides the board with the authority
to adopt rules for its procedures and for the performance of each duty imposed
by law on the board, the department, and the commissioner of health.
The repeal affects the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 12 and the General
Appropriations Act, House Bill 1, Article IX, Rider 167, passed by the 75th
legislature.
§1.2. Membership.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been
reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, on
July 23, 1999.
TRD-9904453
Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 5, 1999
For further information, please call: (512) 458-7236
Subchapter A. Submission of Research Protocols Using Tetrahydrocannibinols
25 TAC §§87.1-87.6
(Editor's note: The text of the following sections proposed for
repeal will not be published. The sections may be examined in the offices
of the Texas Department of Health or in the Texas Register office, Room 245,
James Earl Rudder Building, 1019 Brazos Street, Austin.)
The Texas Department of Health (department) proposes
the repeal of §§87.1 - 87.6, concerning submission of research protocols
using tetrahydrocannibinols (THCs). Specifically, these sections provide the
process by which a practitioner may seek exemption from certain sections of
the Texas Controlled Substances Act regarding the registration, possession,
and delivery of a controlled substance. These sections were intended for a
person who wished to submit a research protocol for the medical use of THCs.
The repeal of these rules is necessary because they conflict with current
federal law.
The General Appropriations Act, House Bill 1, Article IX, Rider 167, enacted
by the 75th Texas Legislature, 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 sections have been
reviewed and the department has determined that reasons for adopting the sections
no longer exist.
The department published a Notice of Intention to Review §§87.1
- 87.6 as required by Rider 167 in the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 1002) on February 12, 1999. No comments were received concerning
the notice for review of this section.
Cynthia T. Culmo, R.Ph., Director, Drugs and Medical Devices Division,
has determined that for each year of the first five-year period the sections
are no longer in effect there will be no fiscal implications to state government
or local government.
Ms. Culmo also has determined that for each year of the first five years
the sections are repealed, the public benefit anticipated as a result of repealing
the sections is that the department will be consistent with federal regulations.
There will be no effect on small businesses. There are no anticipated economic
costs to persons who are required to comply with the sections as repealed.
There is no impact on local employment.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Cynthia T. Culmo, R.Ph., Director,
Drugs and Medical Devices Division, Texas Department of Health, 1100 West
49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756, (512) 719-0243. Comments will be accepted
for 30 days following publication of the proposal in the
Texas Register
.
The repeal of the sections is proposed under the Health and Safety
Code, §481.205, which provides the department with the authority to adopt
necessary regulations pursuant to the enforcement of Chapter 481; and §12.001,
which provides the Texas Board of Health (board) with the authority to adopt
rules for the performance of every duty imposed by law on the board, the department,
and the commissioner of health.
The repeals affect the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 481; Chapter 12;
and the General Appropriations Act, House Bill 1, Article IX, Rider 167, passed
by the 75th Legislature.
§87.1.Definitions.
§87.2.Submission of Protocol for Commissioner's Review.
§87.3.Additional Requirements.
§87.4.Appeals from an Adverse Decision.
§87.5.Confidentiality.
§87.6.Exemption.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been
reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, on
July 23, 1999.
TRD-9904451
Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 5, 1999
For further information, please call: (512) 458-7236
Chapter 406.
ICF/MR Programs
Subchapter C. Vendor Payments
25 TAC §406.102
(Editor's note: The text of the following section proposed for
repeal will not be published. The section may be examined in the offices of
the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or in the Texas
Register office, Room 245, James Earl Rudder Building, 1019 Brazos Street,
Austin.)
The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation (TDMHMR) proposes the repeal of §406.102 of Chapter 406,
Subchapter C, governing Vendor Payments. This section is being proposed for
repeal in order to adopt new §§419.201 through 419.203, §§419.261
through 419.272, §§419.281 and 419.282, and §§419.296
and 419.297 of Chapter 419, Subchapter E, ICF/MR Programs, which address substantially
the same issues.
New §§419.201 through 419.203, §§419.261 through 419.272,
§§419.281 and 419.282, and §§419.296 and 419.297 and the
proposed repeals of §406.102 of Chapter 406, Subchapter C, governing
Vendor Payment; §§406.251-409.254 of 25 TAC, Chapter 406, Subchapter
F, governing Personal Finances and Funds; and §406.311 of 25 TAC, Chapter
406, Subchapter G, governing Additional Facility Responsibilities are contemporaneously
proposed for public comment in this issue of the
Texas Register.
The new rules are part of a comprehensive reorganization
of chapters and subchapters in TDMHMR's portion of the Texas Administrative
Code and are part of TDMHMR's efforts to fulfill the requirements of Section
167 of Article IX of the 1997 General Appropriations Act.
Dave Wanser, director, Behavioral Health Services, has determined that
for each year of the first five years the proposed repeal is in effect, the
public benefit expected is the ability of TDMHMR to adopt new rules that provide
more effective and efficient policies and procedures to guide the provision
of service coordination. There is no probable economic cost to persons required
to comply with the new rules. It is not anticipated that the proposed repeal
would have an adverse economic effect on small businesses because they do
not participate in the service coordination program. It is not anticipated
that the proposed repeal will affect a local economy.
A public hearing will be held at 9:30 a.m. on August 20, 1999, in room
2-240 of the main TDMHMR Central Office building (Building 2), 909 West 45th
Street, Austin, Texas, to accept oral and written testimony concerning the
proposal. Persons needing an accommodation to attend the hearing and persons
with special needs requiring assistance should contact Sheila Wilkins, Office
of Policy Development, at least 72 hours prior to the hearing by calling (512)
206-4516. Persons with hearing impairments may also call
TTY-Message - Texas Relay
toll-free at (800) 735-2988.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Linda Logan, director, Policy
Development, Texas Department Mental Health and Mental Retardation, P.O. Box
12668, Austin, TX 78711-2668, within 30 days of publication of this notice.
The rule is proposed for repeal under the Texas Health and Safety
Code, §532.015(a), which provides TDMHMR with broad rulemaking authority;
the Texas Government Code, §531.021(a), and the Texas Human Resources
Code §32.021(a), which provide the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
(THHSC) with the authority to administer the federal medical assistance
(Medicaid) program in Texas; Acts 1995, 74th Texas Legislature, Chapter 6,
§1, (Senate Bill 509), which clarifies the authority of THHSC to delegate
the operation of all or part of a Medicaid program to a health and human services
agency; and the Human Resources Code, §32.021(c), which provides an agency
operating part of the Medicaid program with the authority to adopt necessary
rules for the proper and efficient operation of the program. THHSC has designated
TDMHMR as the operating agency for the Medicaid service coordination program.
The section affects the Health and Safety Code, §532.015, Human Resources
Code, §32.021, and Government Code, §531.021.
§406.102.Applied Income and the Daily Reimbursement Rate.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been
reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, on
July 26, 1999.
TRD-9904490
Charles Cooper
Chairman, Texas MHMR Board
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 5, 1999
For further information, please call: (512) 206-4516
25 TAC §§406.251-406.254
(Editor's note: The text of the following sections proposed for
repeal will not be published. The sections may be examined in the offices
of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or in the
Texas Register office, Room 245, James Earl Rudder Building, 1019 Brazos Street,
Austin.)
The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation (TDMHMR) proposes the repeals of §§406.251-409.254 of
25 TAC, Chapter 406, Subchapter F, governing Personal Finances and Funds.
These sections are being proposed for repeal in order to adopt new §§419.201
through 419.203, §§419.261 through 419.272, §§419.281
and 419.282, and §§419.296 and 419.297 of Chapter 419, Subchapter
E, ICF/MR Programs, which address substantially the same issues.
New §§419.201 through 419.203, §§419.261 through 419.272,
§§419.281 and 419.282, and §§419.296 and 419.297 and the
proposed repeals of §406.102 of Chapter 406, Subchapter C, governing
Vendor Payment; §§406.251-409.254 of 25 TAC, Chapter 406, Subchapter
F, governing Personal Finances and Funds; and §406.311 of 25 TAC, Chapter
406, Subchapter G, governing Additional Facility Responsibilities are contemporaneously
proposed for public comment in this issue of the
Texas Register.
The new rules are part of a comprehensive reorganization
of chapters and subchapters in TDMHMR's portion of the Texas Administrative
Code and are part of TDMHMR's efforts to fulfill the requirements of Section
167 of Article IX of the 1997 General Appropriations Act.
Dave Wanser, director, Behavioral Health Services, has determined that
for each year of the first five years the proposed repeals are in effect,
the public benefit expected is the ability of TDMHMR to adopt new rules that
provide more effective and efficient policies and procedures to guide the
provision of service coordination. There is no probable economic cost to persons
required to comply with the new rules. It is not anticipated that the proposed
repeals would have an adverse economic effect on small businesses because
they do not participate in the service coordination program. It is not anticipated
that the proposed repeals will affect a local economy.
A public hearing will be held at 9:30 a.m. on August 20, 1999, in room
2-240 of the main TDMHMR Central Office building (Building 2), 909 West 45th
Street, Austin, Texas, to accept oral and written testimony concerning the
proposal. Persons needing an accommodation to attend the hearing and persons
with special needs requiring assistance should contact Sheila Wilkins, Office
of Policy Development, at least 72 hours prior to the hearing by calling (512)
206-4516. Persons with hearing impairments may also call
TTY-Message - Texas Relay
toll-free at (800) 735-2988.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Linda Logan, director, Policy
Development, Texas Department Mental Health and Mental Retardation, P.O. Box
12668, Austin, TX 78711-2668, within 30 days of publication of this notice.
The rules are proposed for repeal under the Texas Health and
Safety Code, §532.015(a), which provides TDMHMR with broad rulemaking
authority; the Texas Government Code, §531.021(a), and the Texas Human
Resources Code §32.021(a), which provide the Texas Health and Human Services
Commission (THHSC) with the authority to administer the federal medical assistance
(Medicaid) program in Texas; Acts 1995, 74th Texas Legislature, Chapter 6,
§1, (Senate Bill 509), which clarifies the authority of THHSC to delegate
the operation of all or part of a Medicaid program to a health and human services
agency; and the Human Resources Code, §32.021(c), which provides an agency
operating part of the Medicaid program with the authority to adopt necessary
rules for the proper and efficient operation of the program. THHSC has designated
TDMHMR as the operating agency for the Medicaid service coordination program.
The sections affect the Health and Safety Code, §532.015, Human Resources
Code, §32.021, and Government Code, §531.021.
§406.251.Personal Funds.
§406.252.Expenditures of Personal Funds.
§406.253.Protection of Funds.
§406.254.Refunds.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been
reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, on
July 26, 1999.
TRD-9904491
Charles Cooper
Chairman, Texas MHMR Board
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 5, 1999
For further information, please call: (512) 206-4516
25 TAC §406.311
(Editor's note: The text of the following section proposed for
repeal will not be published. The section may be examined in the offices of
the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or in the Texas
Register office, Room 245, James Earl Rudder Building, 1019 Brazos Street,
Austin.)
The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation (TDMHMR) proposes the repeal of §406.311 of 25 TAC, Chapter
406, Subchapter G, governing Additional Facility Responsibilities. These section
is being proposed for repeal in order to adopt new §§419.201 through
419.203, §§419.261 through 419.272, §§419.281 and 419.282,
and §§419.296 and 419.297 of Chapter 419, Subchapter E, ICF/MR Programs,
which address substantially the same issues.
New §§419.201 through 419.203, §§419.261 through 419.272,
§§419.281 and 419.282, and §§419.296 and 419.297 and the
proposed repeals of §406.102 of Chapter 406, Subchapter C, governing
Vendor Payment; §§406.251-409.254 of 25 TAC, Chapter 406, Subchapter
F, governing Personal Finances and Funds; and §406.311 of 25 TAC, Chapter
406, Subchapter G, governing Additional Facility Responsibilities are contemporaneously
proposed for public comment in this issue of the
Texas Register.
The new rules are part of a comprehensive reorganization
of chapters and subchapters in TDMHMR's portion of the Texas Administrative
Code and are part of TDMHMR's efforts to fulfill the requirements of Section
167 of Article IX of the 1997 General Appropriations Act.
Dave Wanser, director, Behavioral Health Services, has determined that
for each year of the first five years the proposed repeal is in effect, the
public benefit expected is the ability of TDMHMR to adopt new rules that provide
more effective and efficient policies and procedures to guide the provision
of service coordination. There is no probable economic cost to persons required
to comply with the new rules. It is not anticipated that the proposed repeal
would have an adverse economic effect on small businesses because they do
not participate in the service coordination program. It is not anticipated
that the proposed repeal will affect a local economy.
A public hearing will be held at 9:30 a.m. on August 20, 1999, in room
2-240 of the main TDMHMR Central Office building (Building 2), 909 West 45th
Street, Austin, Texas, to accept oral and written testimony concerning the
proposal. Persons needing an accommodation to attend the hearing and persons
with special needs requiring assistance should contact Sheila Wilkins, Office
of Policy Development, at least 72 hours prior to the hearing by calling (512)
206-4516. Persons with hearing impairments may also call
TTY-Message - Texas Relay
toll-free at (800) 735-2988.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Linda Logan, director, Policy
Development, Texas Department Mental Health and Mental Retardation, P.O. Box
12668, Austin, TX 78711-2668, within 30 days of publication of this notice.
The rule is proposed for repeal under the Texas Health and Safety
Code, §532.015(a), which provides TDMHMR with broad rulemaking authority;
the Texas Government Code, §531.021(a), and the Texas Human Resources
Code §32.021(a), which provide the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
(THHSC) with the authority to administer the federal medical assistance
(Medicaid) program in Texas; Acts 1995, 74th Texas Legislature, Chapter 6,
§1, (Senate Bill 509), which clarifies the authority of THHSC to delegate
the operation of all or part of a Medicaid program to a health and human services
agency; and the Human Resources Code, §32.021(c), which provides an agency
operating part of the Medicaid program with the authority to adopt necessary
rules for the proper and efficient operation of the program. THHSC has designated
TDMHMR as the operating agency for the Medicaid service coordination program.
The section affects the Health and Safety Code, §532.015, Human Resources
Code, §32.021, and Government Code, §531.021.
§406.311.Children's Durable Medical Equipment.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been
reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, on
July 26, 1999.
TRD-9904492
Charles Cooper
Chairman, Texas MHMR Board
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 5, 1999
For further information, please call: (512) 206-4516
Subchapter E. ICF/MR Programs
these sections
]
is to establish requirements concerning the organization of the Board of Health
[
the
], policies and procedures which the board will follow in implementing
the duties imposed by law on the board, and the related responsibilities of
the commissioner of health.
The governor, no later than
September 1 of each odd-numbered year, shall designate one board member as
chair and one member as vice-chair.
]
give
] timely
notice of a special meeting to each member. Meetings are described further
in §1.5 of this title (relating to Meetings of the Board of Health).
(1)
] Board of health committees.
appoint
] standing and special committees consisting of board members to expedite
the board's work. The committees will be working extensions of the board.
board
] committee [
for a specific purpose if
the chair determines that an appointment is necessary
].
(A)
(B)
(c)
] All meetings
of the Board
of Health
shall comply with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government
Code, Chapter 551.
(A)
(B)
(3)
] All meetings shall
be open to the public, except for executive sessions [
which are discussed
in paragraph (4) of this subsection
]. All or any part of the public
meeting may be recorded by any person in attendance by means of tape recorder,
video camera, or any other means of sonic or visual reproduction. The chair
will determine the location of any such equipment and the manner in which
the recording is conducted, provided that the determination does not prevent
or unreasonably impair camera coverage or tape recording.
(5)
] The board must have a
quorum present to convene a meeting and to conduct official business. A quorum
of the board is four members.
(6)
] The board shall conduct a
meeting in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order, latest edition, unless
there are rules or statutes that require otherwise.
(7)
] An affirmative vote by a majority
of the board membership present and voting is required for the adoption of
a rule, policy, or procedure.
(9)
] The board shall keep official
minutes of the meetings as required by the Open Meetings Act. The Office of
the Board of Health
shall prepare
[
prepares
] the minutes,
the board
must approve
[
approves
] them, and the chair
and vice-chair
must
sign them. Before the board approves them,
the minutes
shall be
[
are
] sent to each member for review,
comment, or correction prior to approval. The official minutes of all board
meetings are kept in the Office of the Board of Health and are available for
public review as authorized by the Open Meetings Act.
and
] obtain sufficient financial support
, provide
for the operation of the department, and further delegate to departmental
personnel duties delegated or assigned by the board
;
preliminary
] agenda shall be sent to the Capitol press corps, governor's
office, secretary of state, and Legislative Budget Board.
Chapter 87.
Controlled Substances
Part II.
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Subchapter F. Personal Finances and Funds
Subchapter G. Additional Facility Responsiblities
Chapter 419.
Medicaid State Operating Agency