Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.013
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§ 42.013. COOPERATION.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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