| (a) Purpose. This section establishes the requirements
for transportation services, a service provided under the Older Americans
Act and funded, in whole or in part, by DADS.
(b) Eligibility. A AAA must ensure a program participant
who receives transportation services is:
(1) 60 years of age and older; or
(2) an informal caregiver authorized to receive transportation
services in accordance with the Older Americans Act, §373(b)(5).
(c) Operations.
(1) A AAA must ensure a service provider provides transportation
services that:
(A) are for nonemergency purposes;
(B) consist of transporting a program participant
to and from activities as specified in the contract or vendor agreement;
and
(C) are, as defined in the Service Definitions for
Area Agencies on Aging available at www.dads.state.tx.us, "demand
response," "fixed route," or a combination of both.
(2) A AAA must ensure that in providing transportation
services, a service provider:
(A) complies with applicable federal and state laws,
rules, and regulations including the Americans with Disabilities Act;
(B) employs or contracts with staff persons who are
trained and have current certification in, as applicable, scheduling
and dispatching, defensive driving, passenger handling and assistance,
first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation and operating an automatic
external defibrillator, if one is available; and
(C) coordinates efforts to eliminate duplication and
maximize resources.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §213.201 adopted to be effective September 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 7293; transferred effective November 15, 2020, as published in the Texas Register October 30, 2020, 45 TexReg 7721 |
