| (a) A LIDDA must ensure that a service coordinator
complies with Chapter 331 of this title (relating to LIDDA Service
Coordination), including documenting in the transition plan the frequency
and duration of service coordination while the designated resident
is in the NF.
(b) A LIDDA must ensure:
(1) a service coordinator who conducts transition planning
completes the following training before providing service coordination
for a designated resident:
(A) training that addresses:
(i) this chapter;
(ii) HHSC's IDD PASRR Handbook;
(iii) the role of a relocation specialist and MCO service
coordinator for a NF resident who wants to transition to the community;
(iv) services available through Texas Medicaid State
Plan and all home and community-based services programs for individuals
with ID or DD, such as, access to nursing, durable medical equipment
and supplies, and transition assistance supports;
(v) developing and implementing a transition plan for
a designated resident;
(vi) an overview of community living options, educational
opportunities, and informational activities about community living
options; and
(vii) the rights of an individual with 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 an HHSC-developed
rights handbook;
(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 service coordinator who conducts transition planning
completes HHSC approved computer-based person-centered planning and
practices training within the first 60 days of performing service
coordination duties;
(3) a service coordinator who conducts transition planning
completes all HHSC instructor-led training related to PASRR service
coordination for transition planning within the first 60 days of performing
transition planning 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 service coordinator until the service coordinator completes the
trainings required in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection; and
(5) a service coordinator who conducts transition planning
completes HHSC approved person-centered thinking training within the
first year of performing transition planning duties.
(c) A LIDDA must:
(1) ensure a service coordinator who conducts transition
planning demonstrates competency in conducting transition planning;
and
(2) maintain documentation of the training received
by service coordinators who conduct transition planning.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §303.703 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 |
