Sec. 31.004. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter, and the department shall administer the program in accordance with those rules.
(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall:
(1) establish the administrative structure of the program;
(2) establish a plan of areawide administration to provide authorized services;
(3) designate, if possible, local public and private resources as providers; and
(4) prevent duplication by coordinating authorized primary health care services with existing federal, state, and local programs.
(c) The department shall prescribe the design and content of all necessary forms used in the program.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0069, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 31 - Primary Health Care
Section 31.003. Primary Health Care Services Program
Section 31.004. Administration
Section 31.005. Provision of Program Services by Department
Section 31.006. Service Providers
Section 31.007. Application for Services
Section 31.008. Eligibility for Services
Section 31.009. Denial, Modification, Suspension, or Termination of Services
Section 31.010. Financial Eligibility; Other Benefits
Section 31.011. Recovery of Costs
Section 31.015. Records and Review
Section 31.017. Federally Qualified Health Centers
Section 31.018. Referral From Healthy Texas Women Program to Primary Health Care Services Program