Section 353.701 - General Provisions(a) HHSC administers the STAR Health program.(b) The following subchapters of this chapter apply to the STAR Health program: (1) Subchapter A (relating to General Provisions);(2) Subchapter B (relating to Provider and Member Education Programs);(3) Subchapter C (relating to Member Bill of Rights and Responsibilities);(4) Subchapter E (relating to Standards for Medicaid Managed Care);(5) Subchapter F (relating to Special Investigative Units); and(6) Subchapter J (relating to Outpatient Pharmacy Services).(c) HHSC selects one or more STAR Health MCOs using the purchasing methods described in Chapter 391 of this title (relating to Purchase of Goods and Services by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission) .(d) The STAR Health program serves members in all service areas of the state through one statewide service area.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 353.701
The provisions of this §353.701 adopted to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 1283; Amended to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 5880; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 43, October 21, 2016, TexReg 8271, eff. 11/1/2016