The following information was obtained from the April 10 Texas Register:
Public Notices
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announced the award of a contract to Health Management Associates, Inc., to provide Consulting Services regarding identification of barriers to pediatric subspecialty consultations and referrals and to enumerate new methods to address these identified barriers. The contract’s value is $110,755.
HHSC also announced its intent to submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services a request to renew the NorthSTAR 1915(b) waiver to the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance under the authority of Title XIX of the Social Security Act, set to expire September 30, 2009. The new waiver, if approved, would be effective October 1, 2009.
For details about each entry, see the relevant section of the Texas Register.
Adopted Rules
The Texas Board of Nursing has adopted amendments to §220.2 and §220.3, concerning the Nurse Licensure Compact (Compact). The amendments implement the Texas Occupations Code Chapter 304, which regulates the Compact. An excerpt:
The statutory purpose of the Compact is to: (i) facilitate the states’ responsibilities to protect the public’s health and safety; (ii) ensure and encourage the cooperation of party states in the areas of nurse licensing and regulation; (iii) facilitate the exchange of information between party states in the areas of nurse regulation, investigation, and adverse action; (iv) promote compliance with the laws governing the practice of nursing in each jurisdiction; and (iv) invest all party states with the authority to hold a nurse accountable for meeting all state practice laws in the state in which the patient is located at the time care is provided through the mutual recognition of party state licenses.
For more information, see the relevant section of the Texas Register.
