Amend CSSB 374 by striking SECTION 1.17 of the bill (Committee Printing, page 7, line 56, through page 8, line 25) and substituting the following: SECTION 1.17. (a) On September 1, 1999, the licensing and regulation of home and community support services agencies and home health medication aides under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code, and the certification of home and community support services agencies on behalf of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for purposes of participation in the Medicare program are transferred from the Texas Department of Health to the Texas Department of Human Services. (b) On September 1, 1999, all funds, obligations, and contracts of the Texas Department of Health related to a function listed in Subsection (a) of this section are transferred to the Texas Department of Human Services. (c) On September 1, 1999, all property and records in the custody of the Texas Department of Health related to a function listed in Subsection (a) of this section and all funds appropriated by the legislature to the Texas Department of Health for a function listed in Subsection (a) of this section are transferred to the Texas Department of Human Services. (d) On September 1, 1999, all employees of the Texas Department of Health who perform duties related to a function listed in Subsection (a) of this section become employees of the Texas Department of Human Services, to be assigned duties by the commissioner of human services. (e) A rule or form adopted by the Texas Department of Health that relates to a function listed in Subsection (a) of this section is a rule or form of the Texas Department of Human Services and remains in effect until altered by the department. The secretary of state is authorized to adopt rules as necessary to expedite the implementation of this subsection. (f) The transfer of the functions listed in Subsection (a) of this section does not affect or impair any act done, any obligation, right, order, license, permit, rule, criterion, standard, or requirement existing, any investigation begun, or any penalty accrued under former law, and that law remains in effect for any action concerning those matters. (g) An action brought or proceeding commenced before the transfer required by this section is effected, including a contested case or a remand of an action or proceeding by a reviewing court, is governed by the law and rules applicable to the action or proceeding before the date of the transfer. (h) After the transfer required by this section is effected, a reference in law to the Texas Department of Health or the Texas Board of Health that relates to a function listed in Subsection (a) of this section means the Texas Department of Human Services and the Texas Board of Human Services, respectively.