| (a) CFC services are described in this subsection and
in the Medicaid State Plan approved by CMS and available on the HHSC
website.
(1) CFC PAS/HAB:
(A) consists of:
(i) personal assistance services that provide assistance
to an individual in performing ADLs and 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 that 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, such as:
(I) self-care;
(II) personal hygiene;
(III) household tasks;
(IV) mobility;
(V) money management;
(VI) community integration, including how to get around
in the community;
(VII) use of adaptive equipment;
(VIII) personal decision making;
(IX) reduction of challenging behaviors to allow individuals
to accomplish ADLs, IADLs, and health-related tasks; and
(X) self-administration of medication; and
(B) does not include transporting the individual, which
means driving the individual from one location to another.
(2) CFC support management provides training to an
individual or LAR on how to select, manage, and dismiss an unlicensed
service provider of CFC PAS/HAB, as described in the HCS Handbook,
if:
(A) the individual is receiving CFC PAS/HAB; and
(B) the individual or LAR requests to receive CFC support
management.
(3) CFC ERS consists of backup systems and supports
used to ensure continuity of services and supports, including electronic
devices and an array of available technology, personal emergency response
systems, and other mobile communication devices and is provided only
to an individual who:
(A) lives alone, who is alone for significant parts
of the day, or has no regular caregiver for extended periods of time;
and
(B) would otherwise require extensive routine supervision.
(b) CFC PAS/HAB and CFC ERS are not available to an
individual who is receiving:
(1) host home/companion care;
(2) supervised living; or
(3) residential support.
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