Texas Administrative Code

The following definitions apply to this subchapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Client--An individual who is an applicant for or recipient of services from the Texas Department of Human Services. (2) DHS--Texas Department of Human Services. (3) Individuall…

(a) State and federal law control the disclosure of information about a client and usually make the information confidential. (b) General information that is not about a specific client is usually not confidential under state or federal law. This type of information includes fina…

A client has a right to review and get copies of the information in his or her own case file unless another law says otherwise. Notes 40 Tex. Admin. Code § 71.203 The provisions of this §71.203 adopted to be effective April 14, 2003, 28 TexReg 2356

DHS may disclose identifying information, such as names and addresses, about the friends and relatives of a client to a funeral home, to law enforcement, or to another entity for purposes of notifying the friends or relatives of the client's death. Notes 40 Tex. Admin. Code § 71.…

(a) Medicaid providers. A Medicaid provider or its authorized representative may get client information for eligibility verification and billing purposes. An authorized representative must have an agency agreement on file with DHS to get information on behalf of a Medicaid provid…

(a) DHS will disclose information about a client from a client case file if it receives a valid authorization to release the information signed by the client or the client's personal representative. (b) To be valid, an authorization to release client information other than indivi…

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(a) The following definitions apply to this subchapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) CFR--Code of Federal Regulations (2) Covered entity-- (A) a health plan; (B) a health care clearinghouse; or (C) a health care provider who transmits any health information…

(a) Except as stated in subsection (b) of this section, you have a right to look at or get a copy of the information that DHS keeps in a designated record set about you. (b) DHS may refuse to let you look at or get a copy of the information, either with or without giving you a ch…

DHS has the following designated record sets that you may access: (1) case records; (2) hearing files; (3) files regarding investigations of individual clients kept by the Office of Inspector General and Civil Rights Division; (4) files regarding overpayments to clients; (5) lice…

(a) Except as stated in subsection (b) of this section, you have a right to know about DHS's disclosures of your individually identifiable health information. This right means that DHS has to tell you when it has disclosed your individually identifiable health information in the …

(a) Except as stated in subsection (b) of this section, the fee DHS charges for providing a copy of individually identifiable health information is determined under § 71.103 of this title (relating to Schedule of Fees). (b) DHS will not charge for overhead when providing you a co…

Under the law, you may ask DHS to limit the uses and disclosures of your individually identifiable health information more than the law requires. The law also says that DHS is not required to agree to any limit you ask for. Thus, you may ask DHS to limit the disclosure of informa…

(a) You may ask DHS to contact you by different means or at different locations. This request must: (1) be in writing; (2) specify the different means or different location or both, as appropriate; and (3) contain a statement that contacting you by the usual means or at the usual…

(a) Before disclosing individually identifiable health information, DHS will verify the identity of the individual asking for the information and the power of the individual to get the information. (b) DHS may require an individual to prove his or her identity. Proof of identity …

(a) Unless the law requires otherwise, DHS will disclose only the individually identifiable health information needed to accomplish the purpose for which the information is sought. (b) DHS will not disclose individually identifiable health information when the purpose of the disc…

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Complaints about DHS's privacy policies or how DHS complies with its privacy policies may be made by telephoning 1-888-834-7406 (TDD 1-888-425-6889) or by writing the DHS Privacy Officer at Texas Department of Human Services Y-994, P.O. Box 149030, Austin, Texas 78714-9030. Notes…

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(a) An individual may ask the Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) to correct information that DHS has about that individual. (b) DHS will review the request and decide if the information should be corrected under this subchapter. (c) This subchapter does not apply when there…

(a) A request to correct information must be in writing and must: (1) identify the individual asking for the correction; (2) identify the disputed information about the individual; (3) state why the information is wrong; (4) include any proof that shows the information is wrong; …

(a) Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) employees send requests for correction to their supervisors or Human Resource Services representatives. (b) Licensees send requests for correction to the DHS office that grants the license. (c) Individuals served by DHS's programs send…

(a) After getting a request for correction, the Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) will decide whether the information should be corrected. DHS will tell the individual about the decision in writing no later than 60 days after getting the request for correction. (b) DHS may…

(a) If the Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) agrees to correct individually identifiable health information in a designated record set, DHS will ask the individual for permission to share the correction with relevant persons and to identify relevant persons with whom the c…

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(a) Introduction And Legal Authority. The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (TDMHMR) and Texas Department of Human Services (TDHS) enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §533.044. The statute r…

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Assumed name--A name used by a business as defined in the Business and Commerce Code. (2) Business affiliation--The business organization to …

Effective September 1, 2023, the department adopts the 2023 National Electrical Code as approved by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc. on August 12, 2022. Notes 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 73.100 The provisions of this §73.100 adopted to be effective March 1, 2004, 29 TexRe…

(a) Texas Occupations Code Section § 1305.157 provides a pathway to the residential wireman license for persons who complete a career and technology education program. Pursuant to §1305.1575, the department is required to: (1) establish standards for the essential knowledge and s…

(a) A private high school or institution of higher education that implements an educational program under §73.110 must request a determination whether the program substantially complies with that section's requirements by: (1) submitting the request in a manner prescribed by the …

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(a) To obtain a license by examination issued under this chapter: (1) An individual applicant must submit a completed application, all necessary documentation, and appropriate fees to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for review and determination of examination eli…

(a) An applicant for a license which requires on-the-job training under Occupations Code Chapter 1305 may verify that he or she has completed on-the-job training by submitting the department's experience verification form with the license application. (b) When an applicant or the…