Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 401.423. Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner and Department

(a) The department shall:

(a-1) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter.

(b) The department shall apply under the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. Section 263b) to become an accreditation body and carry out the certification program requirements and to implement the standards established by the United States Secretary of Health under that Act in this state. If the United States Secretary of Health grants the department's application, the department shall assume those responsibilities.