This chapter establishes the requirements for facilities contracting to provide assisted living and residential care services to eligible clients through the Texas Department of Human Services Community Based Alternatives (CBA) Assisted Living/Residential Care (AL/RC) Program and the Community Care for the Aged and Disabled (CCAD) Residential Care (RC) Program. The requirements described in this chapter apply to both CBA AL/RC and CCAD RC, unless otherwise specified in the text.