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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 271COMMUNITY CARE FOR AGED AND DISABLED
SUBCHAPTER DCASE MANAGEMENT
RULE §271.161Adult Foster Care Personal Needs and Medical Expenses Allowance

Adult foster care clients must be allowed to keep funds for personal needs and medical expenses as specified in paragraphs (1)-(3) of this section.

  (1) Clients with Medicaid coverage must be allowed to keep at least $50 a month for personal needs.

   (2) Clients without Medicaid coverage must be allowed to keep at least $85 a month for personal needs and medical expenses.

   (3) All clients must be allowed to keep at least one-half of any cost-of-living adjustment received on or after January 1, 1993.
Source Note: The provisions of this §271.161 adopted to be effective January 1, 1993, 17 TexReg 8582; transferred effective September 15, 2023, as published in the August 18, 2023, issue of the Texas Register, 48 TexReg 4523

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