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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 2. HEALTH |
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Subtitle A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
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Chapter 12. POWERS AND DUTIES OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
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Subchapter A. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD |
Sec. 12.005. MEDICAL DIRECTOR: MEDICAID MANAGED CARE AND CHIPS PROGRAMS
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(a) In addition to any other medical director employed by the department, the board shall require the department to employ a separate medical director whose duties consist of acting as the medical director for the children's health insurance program created under Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1397aa et seq.) and also as the medical director for the Medicaid managed care program, to the extent that those programs are administered by the department.
(b) The medical director shall be primarily responsible for implementing and maintaining policies and systems for the programs that relate to clinical and professional medical issues, including clinical oversight.
(c) The medical director must be a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state.