(a) The Texas Department of Health (department) adopts by reference a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Commission for the Blind, Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Texas Rehabilitation Commission, and Texas Department of Human Services. The MOU contains the agreement required by Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 614, §614.015, to establish the respective responsibilities of these agencies to institute a continuity of care and service program for offenders in the criminal justice system who are physically disabled, terminally ill, or significantly ill.      
        (b) The MOU is adopted by rule in 37 Texas Administrative Code §159.5(a).        
          (c) The effective date of the MOU, with respect to the department, is the same as the effective date of this section.         
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §3.31 adopted to be effective November 13, 1995, 20 TexReg 9009.