Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 525.0151.  PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERALLY.  The executive commissioner shall:
(1)  facilitate and enforce coordinated planning and delivery of health and human services, including:
(A)  compliance with the coordinated strategic plan;
(B)  colocation of services;
(C)  integrated intake; and
(D)  coordinated referral and case management;
(2)  establish and enforce uniform regional boundaries for all health and human services agencies;
(3)  carry out statewide health and human services needs surveys and forecasting;
(4)  perform independent special-outcome evaluations of health and human services programs and activities; and
(5)  on request of a governmental entity the executive commissioner identifies under Section 525.0155, assist the entity in implementing a coordinated plan that:
(A)  may include colocation of services, integrated intake, and coordinated referral and case management; and
(B)  is tailored to the entity's needs and priorities.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.