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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. 22.019. DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES
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(a) The department may not retroactively apply a rule, standard, guideline, or policy interpretation.
(b) The department shall adopt any changes in departmental policy in accordance with the rule-making provisions of Chapter 2001, Government Code. The department shall use periodic bulletins and indexes to notify contractors of changes in policy and to explain the changes. The department may not adopt a change in departmental policy that takes effect before the date on which the department notifies contractors as prescribed by this subsection.
(c) The board shall adopt a rule requiring the department to respond in writing to each written inquiry from a contractor not later than the 14th day after the date on which the department receives the inquiry.