Tex. Gov't Code Section 524.0151
Authority to Adopt Rules and Policies

(a)

The executive commissioner shall:

(1)

adopt rules necessary to carry out the commission’s duties under Chapter 531 (Health and Human Services Commission) and revised provisions derived from Chapter 531 (Health and Human Services Commission), as that chapter existed on March 31, 2025; and

(2)

notwithstanding any other law, adopt rules and policies for the operation of the health and human services system and the provision of health and human services by that system.

(b)

Notwithstanding any other law, the executive commissioner has the authority to adopt rules and policies governing:

(1)

the delivery of services to persons the health and human services system serves; and

(2)

the rights and duties of persons the system serves or regulates.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.

Source: Section 524.0151 — Authority to Adopt Rules and Policies, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­524.­htm#524.­0151 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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