The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have
the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Abuse--
(A) physical abuse;
(B) sexual abuse; or
(C) verbal or emotional abuse.
(2) Actively involved--Significant, ongoing, and supportive
involvement with an individual by a person, as determined by the individual,
based on the person's:
(A) interactions with the individual;
(B) availability to the individual for assistance or
support when needed; and
(C) knowledge of, sensitivity to, and advocacy for
the individual's needs, preferences, values, and beliefs.
(3) Adaptive aids--A Community Living Assistance and
Support Services (CLASS) Program service that:
(A) enables an individual to retain or increase the
ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) or perceive,
control, or communicate with the environment in which the individual
lives; and
(B) meets one of the following criteria:
(i) is an item included in the list of adaptive aids
in the Community Living Assistance and Support
Services Provider Manual; or
(ii) is the repair or maintenance of an item on the
list of adaptive aids in the Community Living
Assistance and Support Services Provider Manual that is not
covered by a warranty.
(4) Adaptive behavior--The effectiveness with or degree
to which an individual meets the standards of personal independence
and social responsibility expected of the individual's age and cultural
group as assessed by an adaptive behavior screening assessment.
(5) Adaptive behavior level--The categorization of
an individual's functioning level based on a standardized measure
of adaptive behavior. There are four adaptive behavior levels ranging
from mild limitations in adaptive skills (I) through profound limitations
in adaptive skills (IV).
(6) Adaptive behavior screening assessment--A standardized
assessment used to determine an individual's adaptive behavior level,
and conducted using the current version of one of the following assessment
instruments:
(A) American Association of Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities (AAIDD) Adaptive Behavior Scales (ABS);
(B) Inventory for Client and Agency Planning (ICAP);
(C) Scales of Independent Behavior; or
(D) Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales.
(7) ADLs--Activities of daily living. Basic personal
everyday activities, including tasks such as eating, toileting, grooming,
dressing, bathing, and transferring.
(8) Agency foster home--This term has the meaning set
forth in Texas Human Resources Code §42.002.
(9) Alarm call--A signal transmitted from an individual's
Community First Choice emergency response services (CFC ERS) equipment
to the CFC ERS response center indicating that the individual needs
immediate assistance.
(10) ALF--Assisted living facility. A facility licensed
in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), Chapter 247,
Assisted Living Facilities.
(11) Alleged perpetrator--A person alleged to have
committed an act of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an individual.
(12) Aquatic therapy--A specialized therapy that involves
a low-risk exercise method performed in water to improve an individual's
range of motion, flexibility, muscular strengthening and toning, cardiovascular
endurance, fitness, and mobility.
(13) Audio-only--An interactive, two-way audio communication
platform that only uses sound.
(14) Auditory integration training/auditory enhancement
training--A CLASS Program service that provides specialized training
to assist an individual to cope with hearing dysfunction or over-sensitivity
to certain frequency ranges of sound by facilitating auditory processing
skills and exercising the middle ear and auditory nervous system.
(15) Auxiliary aid--A service or device that enables
an individual with impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills to
participate in the person-centered planning process. An auxiliary
aid includes interpreter services, transcription services, and a text
telephone.
(16) Behavior support plan--A comprehensive, individualized
written plan based on a current functional behavior assessment that
includes specific outcomes and behavioral techniques designed to teach
or increase adaptive skills and decrease or eliminate target behaviors.
(17) Behavioral support--A CLASS Program service that
provides specialized interventions to assist an individual in increasing
adaptive behaviors and replacing or modifying behaviors that prevent
or interfere with the individual's inclusion in the community and
which consist of the following activities:
(A) conducting a functional behavior assessment;
(B) developing an individualized behavior support plan;
(C) training and consulting with an individual, family
member, or other persons involved in the individual's care regarding
the implementation of the behavior support plan;
(D) monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of
the behavior support plan;
(E) modifying, as necessary, the behavior support plan
based on monitoring and evaluating the plan's effectiveness; and
(F) counseling and educating an individual, family
members, or other persons involved in the individual's care about
the techniques to use in assisting the individual to control challenging
or socially unacceptable behaviors.
(18) Business day--Any day except a Saturday, a Sunday,
or a national or state holiday listed in Texas Government Code §662.003(a)
or (b).
(19) Calendar day--Any day, including weekends and
holidays.
(20) Case management--A CLASS Program service that
assists an individual in the following:
(A) assessing the individual's needs;
(B) enrolling into the CLASS Program;
(C) developing the individual's individual plan of
care (IPC);
(D) coordinating the provision of CLASS Program services
and CFC services;
(E) monitoring the effectiveness of the CLASS Program
services and CFC services and the individual's progress toward achieving
the outcomes identified for the individual;
(F) revising the individual's IPC, as appropriate;
(G) accessing non-CLASS Program services and non-CFC
services;
(H) resolving a crisis that occurs regarding the individual;
and
(I) advocating for the individual's needs.
(21) Case manager--A service provider of case management.
(22) Catchment area--As determined by the Texas Health
and Human Services Commission (HHSC), a geographic area composed of
multiple Texas counties.
(23) CDS option--Consumer directed services option.
A service delivery option defined in 40 TAC §41.103 (relating
to Definitions).
(24) CFC--Community First Choice.
(25) CFC ERS--CFC emergency response services. A CFC
service that provides backup systems and supports used to ensure continuity
of services and supports. CFC ERS includes electronic devices and
an array of available technology, personal emergency response systems,
and other mobile communication devices.
(26) CFC ERS provider--The entity directly providing
CFC ERS to an individual, which may be the DSA or a contractor of
the DSA.
(27) CFC FMS--CFC financial management services. A
CFC service provided to an individual who receives only CFC PAS/HAB
through the CDS option.
(28) CFC PAS/HAB--CFC personal assistance services/habilitation.
A CFC service:
(A) that consists of:
(i) personal assistance services, which provides assistance
to an individual in performing ADLs and instrumental activities of
daily living (IADLs) based on the individual's person-centered service
plan, including:
(I) non-skilled assistance with the performance of
the ADLs and IADLs;
(II) household chores necessary to maintain the home
in a clean, sanitary, and safe environment;
(III) escort services, which consist of accompanying
and assisting an individual to access services or activities in the
community, but do not include transporting an individual; and
(IV) assistance with health-related tasks; and
(ii) habilitation, which provides assistance to an
individual in acquiring, retaining, and improving self-help, socialization,
and daily living skills and training the individual on ADLs, IADLs,
and health-related tasks, including:
(I) self-care;
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