The program provider must:
(1) request from and encourage the parent or legally
authorized representative (LAR) of an individual under 22 years of
age receiving supervised living or residential support to provide
the program provider with the following information:
(A) the parent's or LAR's:
(i) name;
(ii) address;
(iii) telephone number;
(iv) driver license number and state of issuance or
personal identification card number issued by the Department of Public
Safety; and
(v) place of employment and the employer's address
and telephone number;
(B) name, address, and telephone number of a relative
of the individual or other person whom the Texas Health and Human
Services Commission (HHSC) or the program provider may contact in
an emergency situation, a statement indicating the relationship between
that person and the individual, and at the parent's or LAR's option:
(i) that person's driver license number and state of
issuance or personal identification card number issued by the Department
of Public Safety; and
(ii) the name, address, and telephone number of that
person's employer; and
(C) a signed acknowledgement of responsibility stating
that the parent or LAR agrees to:
(i) notify the program provider of any changes to the
contact information submitted; and
(ii) make reasonable efforts to participate in the
individual's life and in planning activities for the individual;
(2) inform the parent or LAR that if the information
described in paragraph (1) of this subsection is not provided or is
not accurate and the service coordinator and HHSC are unable to locate
the parent or LAR as described in §263.902(e)(33) of this title
(relating to Permanency Planning) and §263.903 of this title
(relating to Referral from HHSC to DFPS), HHSC refers the case to
DFPS;
(3) for an individual under 22 years of age receiving
supervised living or residential support:
(A) make reasonable accommodations to promote the participation
of the LAR in all planning and decision-making regarding the individual's
care, including participating in meetings conducted by the program
provider;
(B) take the following actions to assist a local intellectual
and developmental disability authority (LIDDA) in conducting permanency
planning:
(i) cooperate with the LIDDA responsible for conducting
permanency planning by:
(I) allowing access to an individual's records or providing
other information in a timely manner, as requested by the local authority
or HHSC;
(II) participating in meetings to review the individual's
permanency plan; and
(III) identifying, in coordination with the individual's
LIDDA, activities, supports, and services that can be provided by
the family, LAR, program provider, or the LIDDA to prepare the individual
for an alternative living arrangement;
(ii) encourage regular contact between the individual
and the LAR and, if desired by the individual and LAR, between the
individual and advocates and friends in the community to continue
supportive and nurturing relationships;
(iii) keep a copy of the individual's current permanency
plan in the individual's record; and
(iv) refrain from providing the LAR with inaccurate
or misleading information regarding the risks of moving the individual
to another institutional setting or to a community setting;
(C) if an emergency situation occurs, attempt to notify
the parent or LAR and service coordinator as soon as the emergency
situation allows and request a response from the parent or LAR; and
(D) if the program provider determines it is unable
to locate the parent or LAR, notify the service coordinator of such
determination.
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