(a) A center must regularly report complete and accurate data through the data collection system approved by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), using service definitions in the Shelter Center Provider Manual. Data submission is due by the deadline specified in the contract. HHSC reserves the right to impose sanctions if complete and accurate data are not submitted on time.
(b) In the event that the center may not be able to provide services due to a natural disaster or fire, the affected center will consult with HHSC regarding whether exceptions to data reporting deadlines and data collection service definitions should be made.
(c) When collecting and reporting data, the center must comply with state and federal confidentiality provisions.

Source Note: The provisions of this §356.702 adopted to be effective December 23, 2007, 32 TexReg 9328; amended to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 4309; transferred effective April 1, 2024, as published in the March 8, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 1507