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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 263HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES (HCS) PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE (CFC)
SUBCHAPTER LINDIVIDUALIZED SKILLS AND SOCIALIZATION
RULE §263.2007Description of and Criteria for an Individual to Receive In-Home Individualized Skills and Socialization
Texas Register

(a) In-home individualized skills and socialization is:

  (1) assistance with acquiring, retaining, and improving self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills necessary to reside and participate successfully in the community;

  (2) the provision of age-appropriate activities that enhance self-esteem and maximize functional level;

  (3) reinforcement of skills or lessons taught:

    (A) in school or other settings; or

    (B) during the provision of any HCS Program service or non-waiver service;

  (4) the provision of personal assistance for an individual who cannot manage personal care needs during the provision of in-home individualized skills and socialization; and

  (5) as determined by an assessment conducted by a registered nurse, assistance with medications and the performance of tasks delegated by a registered nurse in accordance with state law and rules, unless a physician has delegated the task as a medical act under Texas Occupations Code Chapter 157, as documented by the physician.

(b) One of the following criteria must be met for an individual to receive in-home individualized skills and socialization:

  (1) a physician must document that the individual's medical condition justifies the provision of in-home individualized skills and socialization;

  (2) a licensed professional or behavioral supports service provider must document that the individual's behavioral issues justify the provision of in-home individualized skills and socialization; or

  (3) the individual must be 55 years of age or older and request to receive in-home individualized skills and socialization.


Source Note: The provisions of this §263.2007 adopted to be effective January 1, 2023, 47 TexReg 8698

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