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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES |
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Subtitle B. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES |
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Chapter 22. GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES |
Sec. 22.011. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON SERVICES TO DISABLED PERSONS
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(a) The department, the Texas Department of Health, the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, the Texas Commission for the Blind, the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and the Texas Education Agency shall adopt a joint memorandum of understanding to facilitate the coordination of services to disabled persons. The memorandum shall:
(1) clarify the financial and service responsibilities of each agency in relation to disabled persons; and
(2) address how the agency will share data relating to services delivered to disabled persons by each agency.
(b) These agencies in the formulation of this memorandum of understanding shall consult with and solicit input from advocacy and consumer groups.
(c) Not later than the last month of each state fiscal year, the department and the other agencies shall review and update the memorandum.
(d) Each agency by rule shall adopt the memorandum of understanding and all revisions to the memorandum.