Section 531.1023 - [Repealed Effective 4/1/2025] Compliance With Federal Coding Guidelines(a) The commission's office of inspector general, including office staff and any third party with which the office contracts to perform coding services, and the commission's medical and utilization review appeals unit shall comply with federal coding guidelines, including guidelines for diagnosis-related group (DRG) validation and related audits.(b) In this section, "federal coding guidelines" means the code sets and guidelines adopted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.).Tex. Gov't. Code § 531.1023
Repealed by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 769,Sec. 3.01, eff. 4/1/2025.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 680,Sec. 2, eff. 6/10/2019.Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 945,Sec. 11, eff. 9/1/2015.