Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 261	INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY OR RELATED CONDITIONS (ICF/IID) PROGRAM--CONTRACTING
SUBCHAPTER E	ELIGIBILITY, ENROLLMENT AND REVIEW
RULE §261.250	Permanency Planning Reviews

An MRA must, within six months after the initial permanency planning meeting and every six months thereafter until an individual either turns 22 years of age or leaves the facility to live in a family setting:

(1) provide written notice to the LAR of a meeting to conduct a review of the individual's permanency plan no later than 21 days before the meeting date and include a request for a response from the LAR;

(2) convene a meeting to review the individual's permanency plan in accordance with §9.244(f)(2) - (5) of this subchapter (relating to Applicant Enrollment in the ICF/MR Program), with an emphasis on changes or additional information gathered since the last permanency plan was developed;

(3) develop a permanency plan in accordance with §9.244(f)(6) of this subchapter;

(4) perform actions regarding a volunteer advocate as described in §9.244(g) - (i) of this subchapter;

(5) complete the Permanency Planning Review Screen in CARE within 10 days after the meeting;

(6) ensure that approval for the individual to continue to reside in the facility is obtained every six months from the DADS commissioner and the Health and Human Services Commission executive commissioner;

(7) keep a copy of the Permanency Planning Review Approval Status View Screen from CARE in the individual's record; and

(8) provide a copy of the permanency plan to the program provider, the individual, and the LAR.

Source Note: The provisions of this §261.250 adopted to be effective September 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 6795; transferred effective October 1, 2020, as published in the Texas Register August 28, 2020, 45 TexReg 6127