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Proposed Rules

Formal Comments via the Texas Register

To let the public know about a rulemaking action – such as new, amended or repealed rules – HHS publishes a notice in the Texas Register, a publication of the Texas Secretary of State. Interested parties then can review and comment on the proposed rule. The Secretary of State publishes a new issue of the Texas Register each Friday.

The Administrative Procedure Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001) requires the notice published in the Texas Register to include a brief explanation of the proposed rule and a request for comments from any interested person. The notice also includes instructions for submitting comments regarding the rule to the agency, including the date by which comments must be submitted. Agencies must give interested persons "a reasonable opportunity" to submit comments. The public comment period begins on the day after the notice of a proposed rule is published in the Texas Register and lasts for a minimum of 30 calendar days.

Below is a list of proposed rules that have been published in the Texas Register. The proposed rules that are published in the Texas Register are open for public comment until the end of the comment period.
Title Project No., Description Contact Comment End Date
Title 1, Chapter 351, Coordinated Planning and Delivery of Health and Human Services
#20R056: HHSC 2020 Advisory Committee
HHS Rules Coordination Office
10/19/20
Title 25, Chapter 411, Subchapter A, Joint Committee on Access and Forensic Services, repeal and new Title 1, Chapter 351, Subchapter B, Division 1, Committees
#20R044: Joint Committee on Access and Forensic Services
HHS Rules Coordination Office
10/19/20
Title 40, Chapter 68 and Title 1, Chapter 354, Subchapter A, Division 11, Section 354.1177 repeal and new Title 1, Chapter 354, Subchapter O, relating to Electronic Visit Verification
#19R025: Electronic Visit Verification
HHS Rules Coordination Office
10/19/20
Title 25, Chapter 1, Subchapter V, Adult Stem Cells
#20R014: Informed Consent for Investigational Stem Cell Treatment
HHS Rules Coordination Office
10/12/20
Title 25, Chapter 97, Subchapter A, Control of Communicable Diseases
#20R059: Notifiable Conditions
HHS Rules Coordination Office
10/12/20
Title 40, Chapter 9, Sections 9.153 and 9.553; Chapter 42, Section 42.103; Chapter 45, Section 45.103; and Chapter 49, Sections 49.102, 49.208 - 49.210, 49.532, 49.551, 49.601, 49.702, and new Section 49.561
#20R048: Convert Open-Ended Contracts to Term Contracts
HHS Rules Coordination Office
10/12/20
Title 25, Chapter 37, Maternal and Infant Health
#19R012: Texas School Health Advisory Committee
DSHS School Health
9/28/20
Title 25, Chapter 85, Local Public Health
#20R003: Data Request Process for Public Health Practice Purposes
DSHS Center for Health Policy and Performance
9/28/20
Title 25, Chapter 221, Meat Safety Assurance
#20R013: Low-Volume Livestock Processing Establishments
DSHS PSQA Meat Compliance Unit
9/28/20

Draft Rules

Informal Comments

Informal opportunities to comment occur before a rule is published in the Texas Register. HHS staff may solicit informal public and stakeholder input by:

  • inviting stakeholders to submit comments on potential rule changes during rule development.
  • sharing a draft rule with stakeholders for review.
  • using existing HHS advisory committees to comment on rules.

The following are draft rules on which HHS is accepting informal public or stakeholder input. All rules are posted in MS Word format unless otherwise noted.
Title Project No. Contact Comment Start Date Comment End Date
Title 25, Chapter 289, Subchapter E, Registration Regulations, Section 289.226, Registration of Radiation Machine Use and Services
#20R029
DSHS Consumer Protection Division 9/17/20
10/1/20
Title 25, Chapter 228, Retail Food, concerning Texas Food Establishments
#20R023
DSHS Consumer Protection Division 9/8/20
9/30/20

Comment on Proposed & Draft Rules