Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 370 - STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
Subchapter A - PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Section 370.10 - Duties and Responsibilities of HHSC
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
HHSC is the single state agency responsible for the CHIP Program. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
(1) maintaining a state-designed Program to obtain health care and dental coverage for children in low-income families in a manner that qualifies for federal funding under Title XXI of the Social Security Act;
(2) making policy, including policy related to covered benefits provided under the Program, a duty which the Commission may not delegate to another agency or entity;
(3) contracting with appropriate individuals and organizations to provide health care and dental coverage, and other services related to the implementation or operation of the Program;
(4) conducting a review of each entity that enters into a contract with the Commission to ensure that the entity is available, prepared, and able to fulfill the entity's obligations under the contract; and
(5) ensuring that amounts spent for CHIP administration do not exceed any limit on administrative expenditures imposed by federal law.
