(a) The Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) adopts by reference the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Texas Department of Human Services (now Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services), the Texas Department of Health (now Texas Department of State Health Services), the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (now Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services), the Texas Rehabilitation Commission (now Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services), the Texas Commission for the Blind (now DARS' Division for Blind Services), the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (now DARS' Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services), and the Texas Education Agency.     
      (b) The MOU is the agreement required by Texas Human Resources Code §22.011, to facilitate the coordination of services to disabled persons by establishing the respective responsibilities of the agencies regarding the coordination of services to persons with disabilities.     
      (c) The text of the MOU is located in §§72.201 - 72.212 of this title (relating to Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Coordination of Services to Persons With Disabilities).     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §101.1311 adopted to be effective December 10, 2012, 37 TexReg 9643