The Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner on behalf of the Department of State Health Services (department) adopts amendments to §§295.202, 295.204 - 295.212, 295.214 - 295.216 and 295.220, concerning the certification, accreditation, and standards for lead-based paint activities in target housing and child-occupied facilities. These amendments are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the October 29, 2004, issue of the Texas Register (29 TexReg 10045), and will not be republished.

No comments on the proposed rule changes were received.

These rules are required as a result of Senate Bill 1152, 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, which amended Government Code, Chapter 2054, that authorizes the department to collect subscription and convenience fees to recover costs associated with processing licenses through Texas Online, and House Bill 2292, 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, which revised Health and Safety Code, §12.0111, that requires full cost recovery and §12.0112, that requires two-year licenses effective January 1, 2005, with a provision for staggering the renewal of licenses.

The amendments are adopted under the Government Code, Chapter 2054, the Health and Safety Code, §§12.0111 and 12.0112, the Government Code, §531.055, and Health and Safety Code, §1001.075, which authorize the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules necessary for the department to administer its regulatory and administrative functions.