The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have
the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Adult--A person who is 18 years of age or older.
(2) Applicant--Depending on the context, an applicant
is:
(A) a person applying for employment with an SRO provider;
(B) a person or legal entity applying for a contract
with an SRO provider to deliver services to an individual; or
(C) a person applying for services through a program.
(3) Case manager--A person who provides case management
services to an individual. The case manager assists an individual
who receives program services in gaining access to needed services,
regardless of the funding source for the services, and assists with
other duties as required by the individual's program.
(4) CDS option--Consumer Directed Services option.
A service delivery option in which an individual or LAR employs and
retains service providers and directs the delivery of program services
as described in Chapter 41 of this title (relating to Consumer Directed
Services Option).
(5) DADS--The Department of Aging and Disability Services.
(6) Entity--An organization that has a legal identity
such as a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company,
professional association, or cooperative.
(7) FMSA--Financial management services agency. An
entity that contracts with DADS to provide financial management services,
as defined in §41.103 of this title (relating to Definitions).
(8) Individual--A person enrolled in a program.
(9) LAR--Legally authorized representative. A person
authorized or required by law to act on behalf of an individual with
regard to a matter described in this chapter, including a parent,
guardian, managing conservator of a minor, or the guardian of an adult.
(10) Management agreement--A negotiated agreement between
an individual and an SRO provider that establishes each party's responsibilities
to create and sustain quality services. A management agreement also
establishes a schedule for the individual or LAR and the SRO provider
to meet to assess the individual's well-being and the quality of services
provided.
(11) Program--A community services program administered
by DADS.
(12) Provider--An entity that has a contract with DADS
to provide program services.
(13) Representative--A willing adult who volunteers
to assist an individual or LAR with selection, training, and daily
management of a service provider.
(14) Service back-up plan--A documented plan to ensure
that critical program services delivered through the SRO are provided
to an individual when normal service delivery is interrupted.
(15) Service coordinator--An employee of a mental
retardation authority who is responsible for assisting an applicant,
individual, or LAR to access needed medical, social, educational,
and other appropriate services, including program services. A service
coordinator provides case management services to an individual.
(16) Service plan--A document developed in accordance
with rules governing an individual's program to identify the program
services to be provided to the individual, the number of units of
each service to be provided, and the projected cost of each service.
(17) Service planning team--A group of people determined
by the requirements of an individual's program that meet to discuss
and make decisions or recommendations regarding an individual's program
services. Some programs refer to the service planning team as an interdisciplinary
team.
(18) Service provider--An employee, contractor, or
vendor of the SRO provider.
(19) SRO--Service responsibility option. A service
delivery option in which an individual or LAR selects, trains, and
provides daily management of a service provider, while the fiscal,
personnel, and service back-up plan responsibilities remain with an
SRO provider.
(20) SRO orientation--A mandatory training provided
by a support advisor to inform an individual or LAR about SRO responsibilities
and tools to use for successful management of the SRO.
(21) SRO provider--A provider who volunteers to enroll
as an SRO provider and amend its program services contract to allow
an individual receiving one or more services from the provider to
have a service delivered through SRO.
(22) Support advisor--A person who provides support
consultation to an employer, representative, or individual receiving
services through the SRO.
(23) Support consultation--A service provided by a
support advisor that provides the required SRO orientation and additional
support when needed by the individual to effectively carry out responsibilities
under the SRO. Support consultation helps an individual or LAR meet
the required daily management responsibilities of the SRO.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §265.4 adopted to be effective January 1, 2009, 33 TexReg 10510; amended to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6629; transferred effective June 30, 2024, as published in the May 31, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 3933 |