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TITLE 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 13 - HEALTH PLANNING AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
SUBCHAPTER C - DESIGNATION OF SITES SERVING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS
SECTION/RULE §13.31 - Purpose and Scope
Chapter Review Date 04/03/2024

(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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §13.31 adopted to be effective November 19, 1990, 15 TexReg 6296; amended to be effective June 10, 2001, 26 TexReg 3935; amended to be effective December 4, 2007, 32 TexReg 8827; amended to be effective August 15, 2018, 43 TexReg 5213.

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