(a) No later than the date specified in Title 1 §371.1000 (Provider Re-enrollment or Provider Contract Modification), a provider who is enrolled in the Medicaid program who wants to continue to participate in the program must, in accordance with instructions from an agency operating part of the Medicaid program, either re-enroll in the Medicaid program under a new contract or agreement approved by the Health and Human Services Commission or modify the provider's existing contract or agreement using language approved by the Health and Human Services Commission.
(b) A provider enrolled in the Medicaid program who does not re-enroll in the program under the new contract or agreement or modify the existing provider contract or agreement in accordance with the instructions of an agency operating part of the Medicaid program by the date specified in Title 1 §371.1000 (Provider Re-enrollment or Provider Contract Modification), does not retain eligibility to participate in the Medicaid program.

Source Note: The provisions of this §354.1161 adopted to be effective October 8, 1998, 23 TexReg 9982; amended to be effective January 7, 2001, 25 TexReg 12980; transferred effective September 1, 2001, as published in the Texas Register May 24, 2002, 27 TexReg 4561