Title HS, Health and Safety Code

Sec. 31.005. PROVISION OF PROGRAM SERVICES BY DEPARTMENT. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the department's determination of whether program services are to be provided through a network of approved providers, directly by the department, or by a combin…

Sec. 31.006. SERVICE PROVIDERS. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to: (1) the selection and expedited selection of providers, including physicians, registered nurses, and facilities; and (2) the denial, modification, suspension, and termination of program …

Sec. 31.007. APPLICATION FOR SERVICES. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for admission to the program. (b) An applicant must complete or cause to be completed an application form prescribed by the department. (c) The application f…

Sec. 31.008. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to eligibility criteria for an individual to receive services under the program, including health, medical, and financial criteria. The department shall determine or cause to be deter…

Sec. 31.009. DENIAL, MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES. (a) The department for cause may deny an application for services after notice to the applicant and an opportunity for a fair hearing. (b) The department may modify, suspend, or terminate services to an in…

Sec. 31.010. FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY; OTHER BENEFITS. (a) The department shall require an individual receiving services under this chapter, or the person with a legal obligation to support the individual, to pay for or reimburse the department for that part of the cost of the servi…

Sec. 31.011. RECOVERY OF COSTS. (a) The department may recover the cost of services provided under this chapter from a person who does not reimburse the department as required by Section 31.010 or from any third party who has a legal obligation to pay other benefits and to whom n…

Sec. 31.012. FEES. (a) The department may charge fees for the services provided directly by the department or through approved providers in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 12. (b) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt standards and procedures to develop and impleme…

Sec. 31.013. FUNDING. (a) Except as provided by this chapter or by other law, the department may seek, receive, and spend funds received through an appropriation, grant, donation, or reimbursement from any public or private source to administer this chapter. (b) The department is…

Sec. 31.014. CONTRACTS. The department shall enter into contracts and agreements or award grants necessary to facilitate the efficient and economical provision of services under this chapter, including contracts and grants for the purchase of services, equipment, and supplies fro…

Sec. 31.015. RECORDS AND REVIEW. (a) The department shall require each provider receiving reimbursement under this chapter to maintain records and information for each applicant for or recipient of services. (b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the informa…

Sec. 31.016. PROGRAM PLANS. (a) The department shall have a long-range plan, covering at least six years, that includes at least the following elements: (1) quantifiable indicators of effort and success; (2) identification of priority client population and the minimum types of se…

Sec. 31.017. FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. The department may make grants to establish new or expand existing facilities and to support new or expanded services at facilities that can qualify as federally qualified health centers, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)…

Sec. 31.018. REFERRAL FROM HEALTHY TEXAS WOMEN PROGRAM TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "Healthy Texas Women program" means a program operated by the commission that is substantially similar to the demonstration project operated under former Section 3…