(a) One or more executive leaders of DSHS shall issue a charge to DSHS' staff to produce a provider level public information report.
(b) DSHS staff shall provide a written description of the charge to the executive leader assigning the charge. Clarification of the charge shall be made at this time, if required.
(c) DSHS staff shall submit the written description of the charge to the affected staff member.
(d) DSHS staff shall research, investigate, deliberate or reconcile the charge and generate the outcome or draft of the product requested in the charge.
(e) Upon completion of subsection (d) of this section DSHS staff shall submit this to any additional DSHS staff for recommendations as required by the charge or Chapter 108, Health and Safety Code.
(f) DSHS staff shall submit a report or arrange for a presentation to the executive leader or director, after DSHS staff have made their recommendations or produced the report.
(g) The executive leader may review, discuss, deliberate, or take action on the report or presentation. If the executive leader approves the report or presentation, a recommendation to the director for approval shall be made. If further modifications are required for the report or presentation, the executive leader shall issue a new charge and subsections (a) - (g) of this section shall be followed until a recommendation is approved or is disapproved.

Source Note: The provisions of this §421.42 adopted to be effective April 21, 2002, 27 TexReg 3186; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8842; amended to be effective January 30, 2019, 44 TexReg 429