Section 42.013 - Cooperation(a) The department may cooperate with private or public agencies to facilitate the availability of adequate care for all citizens with end stage renal disease.(b) The department shall make agreements, arrangements, or plans to cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of this chapter or of any federal statute or rule relating to the prevention, care, or treatment of end stage renal disease or the care, treatment, or rehabilitation of persons with end stage renal disease. The executive commissioner may adopt rules and methods of administration found by the federal government to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the agreements, arrangements, or plans.(c) The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.013
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.0152, eff. 4/2/2015. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.