ARTICLE 5A. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.

§64-5A-1. Department of Human Services.

(a) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 18, 2023, authorized under the authority of §16-5T-5 of this code, modified by the Department of Human Services to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on November 7, 2023, relating to the Department of Human Services (collection and exchange of data related to overdoses, 67 CSR 01), is authorized.

(b) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 13, 2023, authorized under the authority of §49-4-601b of this code, modified by the Department of Human Services to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on November 7, 2023, relating to the Department of Human Services (procedure to contest the substantiation of child abuse or neglect, 78 CSR 27), is authorized with the following amendment:

On page 2, subsection 3.1, by striking out the word “either” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “any”.

§64-5A-2. Family Protection Services Board.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 13, 2023, authorized under the authority of §48-26-403 of this code, modified by the Family Protection Services Board to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on November 7, 2023, relating to the Family Protection Services Board (domestic violence program licensure standards, 191 CSR 02), is authorized.