What the subchapter does, mechanically: It grants specified powers, limits, and procedures for certain hospital districts and counties. Key mechanics: (1) Commissioners courts may enter revenue anticipation agreements with persons or financial institutions to advance funds to a county hospital district when projected district revenues will not arrive in...

What the rule does mechanically: 45 C.F.R. Part 80 conditions the approval, continuation, and use of any HHS authorized Federal financial assistance on nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin (§80.1; §80.2; §80.3). Applicants and recipients must provide written assurances of compliance as a condition of receiving funds;...

Mechanically: this chapter establishes a comprehensive statutory regime for emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma care in the state. It (a) defines covered activities and personnel (773.003); (b) requires licensing of providers and certification of personnel and sets fee and application regimes (773.041, 773.055, 773.057, 773.071); (c) prescribes...

Mechanics: This chapter establishes a comprehensive statutory regime governing controlled substances in Texas. It (1) defines substantive terms (practitioner, dispenser, controlled substance, chemical precursor, chemical laboratory apparatus, drug paraphernalia, etc.) used across the regime (481.002); (2) tasks the commissioner of state health services with...

Mechanical effect: This chapter creates a comprehensive statutory framework for managing solid and hazardous wastes in the state by (a) requiring permits, registrations, and financial assurance for most solid, municipal, industrial, medical, and hazardous waste facilities and activities (see permit/registration rules and permit contents in Secs....

What this chapter does, mechanically: It creates a comprehensive statutory framework authorizing the Texas Department of State Health Services (the department) and the commissioner and executive commissioner to run statewide communicable disease prevention and control programs, adopt implementing rules, contract for goods and services, accept funds, and...

Mechanical changes: The subchapter creates a single statewide immunization registry and several specialized registries (disaster/ emergency immunizations and a first responder stream), prescribes what immunization and vaccine related data elements must be recorded and who must submit them, sets one time and withdrawable consent rules for inclusion and...

Mechanically, this subtitle (Health & Safety Code Ch. 531) sets up a statutory framework for mental health and intellectual disability services: it assigns primary program responsibilities to two state departments, defines key terms, authorizes the departments to operate state facilities and to contract with other entities for community services, restricts...

Mechanically, this subtitle establishes the Texas Mental Health Code and (a) defines key terms and covered facilities, (b) sets procedural rules for admission, detention, court proceedings, notice, and records for persons with mental illness, (c) allocates responsibility for hearing and related costs between counties and the state, (d) grants the Health and...

Mechanical changes: This chapter establishes a statewide framework for controlling air pollution administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (the commission) and its executive director. It defines covered terms (including detailed technical definitions for ‘‘facility,’’ ‘‘advanced clean energy project,’’ and others) (Sec. 382.003),...

Mechanical effect first: This chapter creates a statewide licensing and regulatory framework that (a) requires a license to establish, conduct, or maintain a hospital (Sec. 241.021), (b) defines hospital types and key terms (Sec. 241.003), (c) prescribes application contents and fees (Secs. 241.022, 241.025), (d) authorizes the executive commissioner and...

Mechanical effect: This chapter provides a comprehensive statutory framework governing cemeteries, cemetery organizations, cemetery brokers, and the disposition and removal of human remains. It (1) defines terms used throughout the chapter (Sec. 711.001); (2) sets the priority list of persons who may control disposition and who are liable for interment...

This regulation (5 C.F.R. Part 890) sets the detailed rules for the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, the health insurance program for federal employees, retirees, and their families. It covers who can join, how to enroll, what plans must offer, how premiums are paid, what happens when someone leaves federal service, and how disputes are...

What the chapter does mechanically: Establishes the Local Public Health Reorganization Act (Ch. 121) and sets a statutory framework for local public health governance, including definitions of essential public health services (Sec. 121.002); the powers of municipalities and counties to enforce public health laws and to cooperate with one another (Sec....

Mechanical effects: This chapter vests general supervision and rulemaking authority over state public health matters in the executive commissioner and the department (12.001, 12.038). It authorizes the department to investigate, enter, and inspect public places for disease control and sanitation and grants the commissioner and designees power to administer...

What this instrument does mechanically: This statutory chapter establishes a comprehensive state licensing and regulatory regime for assisted living facilities (ALFs). It (1) requires a license to establish or operate an ALF (Sec. 247.021); (2) authorizes the executive commissioner, commission, and the Department of Aging and Disability Services (the...

This is a large Texas state law that sets rules for food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics sold in Texas. It is similar to the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The law defines what counts as food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics, and bans products that are 'adulterated' (contain harmful stuff) or 'misbranded' (have false or misleading labels). It...

Mechanics: This chapter defines the statutory category "dangerous drug" distinct from federally scheduled controlled substances and establishes a regulatory and enforcement framework. It (1) authorizes the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to adopt implementing rules (Sec. 483.002); (2) authorizes the Department of State Health Services to hold public hearings...

What the chapter does mechanically: This chapter sets out the procedural framework for initiating, adjudicating, implementing, modifying, and appealing court ordered mental health services in Texas. It specifies who may file applications (county or district attorneys or other adults) and where they must be filed (Sec. 574.001); how applications must be...

Mechanics: This chapter creates and funds the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (the Plan) and the administrative structure to run it. It (1) establishes a dedicated trust fund and a treasury account to hold program money (Secs. 386.250–386.251); (2) charges the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (the commission), the Public Utility Commission, and the...

This Texas law (Health and Safety Code Chapter 242) sets up a detailed licensing and regulation system for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and similar institutions. It requires these places to meet minimum standards of care, quality of life, and resident rights. The law creates a state agency (the Department of Aging and Disability Services, now...

What the chapter does mechanically: It establishes a licensing and regulatory regime for places that perform abortions in Texas. It requires most abortion facilities to obtain a distinct, nontransferable license from the Department of State Health Services (the department) (Sec. 245.003). It sets exemptions for licensed hospitals, ambulatory surgical...

Mechanically, this chapter authorizes counties (through their commissioners courts) and, in limited cases, community based nonprofit organizations to establish or operate local (single county) or regional (multicounty) health care programs for employees of "small employers" (those with an average of at least two but not more than 50 employees) and their...

What this regulation does mechanically: Implements section 1557 of the ACA by placing affirmative compliance obligations on (1) health programs or activities that receive HHS financial assistance, (2) health programs administered by HHS, and (3) health programs administered by title I entities (collectively “covered entities”) (§92.1, §92.2). It sets...

What the chapter does mechanically: Chapter 142 creates a statutory licensing and regulatory framework for persons and entities that provide home health, hospice, habilitation, or personal assistance services in the state. It (1) defines covered services, covered sites, and actors including a detailed definition of "home and community support services...

Mechanical effect: This chapter authorizes counties of at least 190,000 population to create countywide hospital districts by voter approval (Sec. 281.002; Sec. 281.003), specifies the ballot language and maximum district tax rates presented to voters (Sec. 281.004), establishes board size, appointment sources, and member terms (Secs. 281.021–281.022), and...

Mechanically, Chapter 485 defines “abusable volatile chemical” and related terms (Sec. 485.001); creates a per location volatile chemical sales permit and application/renewal regime with a two‑year permit term and department review timelines (Secs. 485.011–485.013, 485.012); requires permit display and public inspection (Sec. 485.014); authorizes rulemaking...