Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 88 - STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
Subchapter F - REQUIREMENTS OF HHSC
Section 88.502 - HHSC Responsibilities Regarding Organizational Conflicts of Interest Between the Office and HHSC
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) HHSC takes reasonable steps to avoid organizational conflicts of interest between the Office and HHSC.
(b) HHSC requires the State Ombudsman to complete HHSC form "Conflict of Interest Identification, Removal, and Remedy," to identify an organizational conflict of interest between the Office and HHSC and propose a remedy for an identified conflict of interest:
(c) The Executive Commissioner or designee reviews a form completed by the State Ombudsman as described in subsection (b) of this section and removes or remedies an identified conflict of interest.
(d) HHSC ensures that the State Ombudsman includes identified organizational conflicts of interest between the Office and HHSC and the steps taken to remove or remedy the conflicts in the annual report submitted to the federal Administration for Community Living through the National Ombudsman Reporting System.
