SECTION 364.57. Duties of the Department

(a) The department will develop, maintain, and encourage the use of the clearinghouse as an effective and efficient tool for primary care providers to establish collaborative practice opportunities.

(b) The department will collect name, mailing address, phone number, electronic mail address, primary specialty information, preferred practice setting, preferred practice location, and other information relevant to establishing an effective clearinghouse for primary care providers.

(c) The department will give a provider either written or electronic notice of the status of the provider's registration. Only registrations with all required fields completed and accepted will be included in the registry.

(d) A provider whose registration is not approved for inclusion in the registry for any reason other than for incomplete information may request informal reconsideration of the determination by submitting a written request to Manager, Health Professions Resource Center, Center for Health Statistics, Texas Department of Health, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756. Written requests for reconsideration must be made within 10 days from the date the department sent an electronic notice or within 10 working days of the postmarked date of the department's written notice. Denials based on failure to meet the licensing requirements of the appropriate licensing authority are not appealable to the department.

(e) A provider will be included in the clearinghouse registry for four months, unless the provider requests to be deleted. A provider must reapply every four months to remain in the registry. The department will provide electronic or written notices to registrants whose names will be deleted if the provider does not re-register.

(f) The department will update the registry only during the first week of each month. Information received during the second through fourth weeks of the month regarding additions, changes, or deletions to the registry will be processed during the first week of the following month.

(g) The department will notify providers and registrants when the opportunity for a successful collaboration occurs, and work with each party to follow through on opportunities.

(h) There are no fees for using the services provided by the clearinghouse.

(i) Information provided to the department for inclusion in the clearinghouse is subject to Government Code, §552.001, et seq.

Source Note: The provisions of this §364.57 adopted to be effective November 20, 2003, 28 TexReg 10221; transferred effective March 1, 2022, as published in the Texas Register February 11, 2022, 47 TexReg 674