# 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 353.1: 1 TAC § 353.1. Purpose

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## Section

- **Citation:** 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 353.1
- **Heading:** 1 TAC § 353.1. Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 1 ADMINISTRATION / Part 15 TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION / Chapter 353 MEDICAID MANAGED CARE / 1 TAC § 353.1

## Text

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to define the requirements
 for the Medicaid Managed Care program.
(b) The rules in this chapter must be read in conjunction
 with:
(1) federal and state statutes;
(2) rules relating to Medicaid in Chapter 354 of this
 title (relating to Medicaid Health Services); and
(3) except where otherwise indicated, Texas Department
 of Insurance rules regarding:
(A) regulation of health maintenance organizations
 at 28 TAC Chapter 11; and
(B) exclusive provider benefit plans at 28 TAC Chapter
 3, Subchapter KK.
(c) A managed care organization (MCO) must comply with
 all terms of its contract with the Health and Human Services Commission
 (HHSC).
(d) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or incorporated
 by reference into an agreement with an MCO, HHSC's rules regarding
 Medicaid Health Services in Chapter 354 of this title do not apply
 to the Medicaid managed care program.

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