In all deliberations, the Texas Department of Human Services (department) will construe this chapter in order to assure quality-of-care standards for the long-term care facilities in the State of Texas and to enforce federal and state standards and regulations governing the Title XVIII Medicare Program and the Title XIX Medical Assistance Program.

Source Note: The provisions of this §552.15 adopted to be effective August 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 2725; transferred effective September 1, 1993, as published in the Texas Register September 3, 1993, 18 TexReg 5885; transferred effective June 30, 2024, as published in the May 31, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 3935