| (a) TxHmL Program services are described in this section
and in Appendix C of the TxHmL Program waiver application approved
by CMS.
(1) Adaptive aids include devices, controls, or items
that are necessary to address specific needs identified in an individual's
service plan. Adaptive aids enable an individual to maintain or increase
the ability to perform ADLs or the ability to perceive, control, or
communicate with the environment in which the individual lives.
(2) Audiology is the provision of audiology as defined
in the Texas Occupations Code Chapter 401.
(3) Speech and language pathology is the provision
of speech-language pathology as defined in the Texas Occupations Code
Chapter 401.
(4) Occupational therapy is the provision of occupational
therapy as described in the Texas Occupations Code Chapter 454.
(5) Physical therapy is the provision of physical therapy
as defined in the Texas Occupations Code Chapter 453.
(6) Dietary is the provision of nutrition services
as defined in the Texas Occupations Code Chapter 701.
(7) Behavioral support is the provision of specialized
interventions that:
(A) assist an individual to increase adaptive behaviors
to replace or modify maladaptive or socially unacceptable behaviors
that prevent or interfere with the individual's inclusion in home
and family life or community life; and
(B) improve an individual's quality of life.
(8) Day habilitation is assistance with acquiring,
retaining, or improving self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills
provided in a location other than the residence of an individual.
Day habilitation does not include in-home day habilitation.
(9) In-home day habilitation is assistance with acquiring,
retaining, or improving self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills
provided in the individual's residence.
(10) Dental treatment is:
(A) emergency dental treatment;
(B) preventive dental treatment;
(C) therapeutic dental treatment; and
(D) orthodontic dental treatment, excluding cosmetic
orthodontia.
(11) Minor home modifications are physical adaptations
to an individual's residence to address specific needs identified
by an individual's service planning team.
(12) Licensed vocational nursing is the provision of
licensed vocational nursing as defined in the Texas Occupations Code
Chapter 301.
(13) Registered nursing is the provision of professional
nursing as defined in the Texas Occupations Code Chapter 301.
(14) Specialized registered nursing is the provision
of registered nursing to an individual who has a tracheostomy or is
dependent on a ventilator.
(15) Specialized licensed vocational nursing is the
provision of licensed vocational nursing to an individual who has
a tracheostomy or is dependent on a ventilator.
(16) Community support provides transportation to an
individual.
(17) Respite provides temporary relief for an unpaid
caregiver of an individual in a location other than the individual's
residence.
(18) In-home respite provides temporary relief for
an unpaid caregiver of an individual in the individual's residence.
(19) Employment assistance provides assistance to help
an individual locate paid employment in the community.
(20) Supported employment provides assistance, in order
to sustain competitive employment, to an individual who, because of
a disability, requires intensive, ongoing support to be self-employed,
work from home, or perform in a work setting at which individuals
without disabilities are employed.
(b) The services described in this subsection are for
an individual who is receiving at least one TxHmL Program service
through the CDS option.
(1) FMS is a service defined in 40 TAC §41.103
(relating to Definitions).
(2) Support consultation is a service defined in 40
TAC §41.103.
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