| (a) A program provider must obtain written approval
from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in accordance
with subsection (b) of this section before providing residential support
in a four-person residence.
(b) To obtain approval of a four-person residence,
the program provider must submit the following written documentation
to HHSC:
(1) the address and county of the residence;
(2) certification from the program provider that the
program provider intends to provide residential support to one or
more individuals who will live in the residence;
(3) one of the certifications required by §565.23(i)(1)(A)
of this chapter (relating to Residential Requirements); and
(4) written certification from the program provider
that the residence to be approved is not the residence of any person
other than a person permitted to live in a "four-person residence,"
as defined in §565.3 of this chapter (relating to Definitions).
(c) HHSC notifies the program provider in writing of
its approval or disapproval of the four-person residence within 14
calendar days after HHSC receives the documentation specified in subsection
(b) of this section.
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