| (a) A LIDDA must ensure:
(1) a habilitation coordinator completes the following
training before providing habilitation coordination:
(A) training that addresses:
(i) appropriate LIDDA policies, procedures, and standards;
(ii) this chapter, other HHSC rules relating to the
provision of specialized services, and other HHSC rules affecting
the LIDDA;
(iii) HHSC's IDD PASRR Handbook;
(iv) developing and implementing an HSP;
(v) conducting assessments, service planning, coordination,
and monitoring;
(vi) providing crisis prevention and management;
(vii) community support services;
(viii) presenting community living options using HHSC-developed
materials and forms, and offering educational opportunities and informational
activities about community living options;
(ix) arranging visits to community providers;
(x) accessing specialized services for a designated
resident;
(xi) the rights of an individual with an ID, including
the right to live in the least restrictive setting appropriate to
the person's individual needs and abilities and in a variety of living
situations, as described in the Persons with an Intellectual Disability
Act, Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 592 and in an HHSC-developed
rights handbook; and
(xii) advocacy for individuals with ID or DD;
(B) the HHSC computer-based training, "An Overview
of the PASRR Process;" and
(C) additional trainings designated by HHSC through
the IDD-PASRR Handbook, broadcasts, or other communications;
(2) a habilitation coordinator completes HHSC approved
computer-based person-centered planning and practices training within
the first 60 days of performing habilitation coordination duties;
(3) a habilitation coordinator completes all HHSC instructor-led
training related to PASRR habilitation coordination within the first
60 days of performing habilitation coordination duties;
(4) a supervisor, team lead, or quality monitoring
staff person who has successfully completed the trainings in paragraphs
(2) and (3) of this subsection reviews and signs off on work completed
by a habilitation coordinator until the habilitation coordinator completes
the trainings required in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection;
and
(5) a habilitation coordinator completes person-centered
thinking training approved by HHSC within the first year of performing
habilitation coordination duties.
(b) A LIDDA must:
(1) ensure a habilitation coordinator demonstrates
competency in providing habilitation coordination; and
(2) maintain documentation of the training received
by habilitation coordinators.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §303.502 adopted to be effective July 7, 2019, 44 TexReg 3265; amended to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 5419; amended to be effective April 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 2287 |
