Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 275	CONSUMER MANAGED PERSONAL ATTENDANT SERVICES (CMPAS) PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER C	SERVICE DELIVERY IN ALL CMPAS OPTIONS
RULE §275.55	Attendant Qualifications

For a person to be an attendant in the CMPAS Program, the person must:

(1) be age 18 years of age or older;

(2) be able to work part or all of the hours needed by the individual;

(3) agree to be interviewed by the individual;

(4) have reliable transportation to the individual's home;

(5) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the individual that the person is capable of performing the tasks included in the individual's service plan, including being able to take direction from the individual or the individual's representative; and

(6) meet the requirements for unlicensed personnel at §97.247 of this title (relating to Verification of Employability and Use of Unlicensed Persons) and the requirements of Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 250 concerning nurse aid registry and criminal history checks.

Source Note: The provisions of this §275.55 adopted to be effective October 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 6606; transferred effective August 1, 2022, as published in the Texas Register July 8, 2022, 47 TexReg 3983