(a) Service coordination may be provided only by an
employee of the LIDDA.
(b) Except as provided by subsections (d), (e), and
(f) of this section, a staff person providing service coordination
must have:
(1) a bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited
college or university;
(2) an associate degree in a social, behavioral, human
service, or health-related field including, psychology, social work,
medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human development,
gerontology, educational psychology, education, and criminal justice;
or
(3) a high school diploma or a certificate recognized
by a state as the equivalent of a high school diploma, and two years
of paid or unpaid experience with individuals with intellectual or
developmental disabilities.
(c) The LIDDA, at its discretion, may require additional
education and experience for staff who provide service coordination.
(d) At the discretion of the LIDDA, a staff person
who was authorized by a LIDDA to provide service coordination prior
to April 1, 1999, may provide service coordination without meeting
the minimum qualifications described in subsection (b) of this section.
(e) Until December 31, 2011, a LIDDA may hire a person
to provide service coordination who was employed as a case manager
for an HCS Program provider for any period of time prior to June 1,
2010, even if the person does not meet the minimum qualifications
described in subsection (b) of this section.
(f) Beginning January 1, 2012, a LIDDA may hire a person
to provide service coordination who was hired by another LIDDA in
accordance with subsection (e) of this section.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §331.17 adopted to be effective August 31, 2004, 29 TexReg 8313; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; amended to be effective June 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 4439; transferred effective July 1, 2022, as published in the Texas Register June 3, 2022, 47 TexReg 3275; amended to be effective October 16, 2022, 47 TexReg 6883 |