Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 13 - HEALTH PLANNING AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Subchapter C - DESIGNATION OF PRACTICES SERVING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS
Section 13.31 - Purpose and Scope
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Purpose. The purpose of these sections is to implement the provisions in the Texas Occupations Code, § 157.051(11)(F), by the establishment of program rules for the designation of practices serving medically underserved populations (Practice-MUPs).
(b) Scope. The scope of these sections is to describe the criteria and procedures that the Department of State Health Services (department) will use in designating Practice-MUPs. The criteria will apply to practices not already qualified under the other definitions of eligible practices identified in the Texas Occupations Code, § 157.051(11).
(c) Administration. The department shall designate Practice-MUPs.