Sec. 42.013. COOPERATION  


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  • (a) The division may cooperate with private or public agencies to facilitate the availability of adequate care for all citizens with chronic kidney disease.

    (b) The board shall make agreements, arrangements, or plans to cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of this chapter or of any federal statute or rule relating to the prevention, care, or treatment of kidney disease or the care, treatment, or rehabilitation of persons with kidney disease. The board may adopt rules and methods of administration found by the federal government to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the agreements, arrangements, or plans.

    (c) The division may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.